Fasnacht

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Completed research project

Title / Titel	Identification of normal values for the 6 minute walking distance in healthy school children
PDF	Abstract (PDF, 14 KB)
Summary / Zusammenfassung	In patients with normal exercise endurance a bicycle or treadmill exercise test can be done in order to determine his exercise tolerance. In severely ill patients this is not possible and a 6 minute walking distance is determined. For adults normal values exist, and the test also has a prognostic value. In patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and a walking distance < 332m survival is significantly decreased compared to patients with a longer walking distance. In children especially small children no normal values for the 6 minute walking distance exist, although the test is also used. It has to be assumed that the walking distance is dependent on age, body length, weight and gender. Therefore, up to now an increase in walking distance can not automatically be accredited to therapy success. It could be due to increased age, body length, or weight. The aim of the study is to determine normal values for the 6 minute walking distance in healthy school children aged 5-16 years.
Keywords / Suchbegriffe	6 minute walking distance, pulmonary arterial hypertension, children
Project leadership and contacts / Projektleitung und Kontakte	Dr.med. Margrit Fasnacht (Project Leader) Margrit.fasnacht@kispi. unizh.ch
Funding source(s) / Unterstützt durch	No project-specific funding
In collaboration with / In Zusammenarbeit mit	R. Speich, M. Fischler ,University Hospital Zürich Switzerland
Duration of Project / Projektdauer	Jan 2007 to Dec 2008