The Steep Ramp Test in Children and Adolescents: Norm Values in Relation to Sex and Age

The Steep Ramp Test in Children and Adolescents: Norm Values in Relation to Sex and Age - Steep Ramp Test: Norm Values in Children and Adolescents

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON36823

Enrollment

250

Registered

2011-03-21

Start date

2011-05-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

Gezonde proefpersonen Healthy children and adolescents

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Children and adolescents, 8 to 18 years of age (both prepubescent and pubescent children will be enrolled); - Children and adolescents who are able to cooperate with the testing procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - A medical status that will not allow maximal exercise; - Morbid obesitas, BMI>35 kg/m2; - Insufficient understanding of the Dutch language (both the child and his or her parent(s)).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- Maximal achieved work rate - Peak oxygen uptake - Peak minute ventilation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Part 1: - Anthropometry (height, weight, BMI, sitting height, skin folds) - The rate of perceived exertion (OMNI-scale), filled out by the participant before and directly after the Steep Ramp Test - Energy expenditure during activities of daily living Part 2: - Validity of the Steep Ramp Test compared to the maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test (period of 7 to 14 days between the two tests) - Reproducibility of the Steep Ramp Test (period of 7 to 14 days between two Steep Ramp Tests)	—

Measure

Time frame

Part 1: - Anthropometry (height, weight, BMI, sitting height, skin folds) - The rate of perceived exertion (OMNI-scale), filled out by the participant before and directly after the Steep Ramp Test - Energy expenditure during activities of daily living Part 2: - Validity of the Steep Ramp Test compared to the maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test (period of 7 to 14 days between the two tests) - Reproducibility of the Steep Ramp Test (period of 7 to 14 days between two Steep Ramp Tests)

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results