Six-minute walk test (6MW).
The maximum distance subjects could walk in 6 minutes on a linoleum floor in a 164-meter hallway was recorded.
This measure has been used as an outcome measure in an exercise trial of subjects with knee OSTEOARTHRITIS.
This test correlates significantly with graded exercise tests (GXT)
on a cycle ergometer (r = .58) in patients with cardiorespiratory disease and with GXT on a treadmill (r=.69) in elderly subjects with congestive heart failure .
Subjects resting heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) were recorded at the start of the test and immediately after the 6 minutes of walking.
Subjects were instructed to cover as much distance as possible by walking as quickly as possible for 6 minutes.
Standardized verbal encouragement was given one time per minute.
Distance walked in meters was recorded.