Physiological Response to the 6-Minute Frame Running Test in Children and Adults With Cerebral Palsy

Arnoud M M Edelman Bos, Emma Hjalmarsson, Annet J Dallmeijer, Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalo, Annemieke I Buizer, Jessica Pingel, Eva Pontén, Ferdinand von Walden, Petra E M van Schie

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Abstract

PURPOSE: To determine the physiological response and association to peak oxygen uptake of the 6-minute Frame Running test (6-MFRT) in persons with cerebral palsy (CP).

METHODS: Twenty-four participants with CP, Gross Motor Function Classification System II/III/IV, performed the 6-MFRT. Distance, peak heart rate (HR peak ), peak respiratory exchange ratio (RER peak ), and peak oxygen uptake ( O 2peak ) were measured.

RESULTS: HR peak ranged from 146 to 201 beats per minute, RER peak from 0.94 to 1.49, 6-MFRT distance from 179 to 1220 m and O 2peak from 0.62 to 2.18 L/min. HR peak was achieved in 63%, RER peak in 71%. A strong correlation was observed between 6-MFRT and O 2peak .

CONCLUSIONS: The 6-MFRT represented a (near) maximum effort for 75% of the participants and the 6-MFRT can be used to estimate oxygen consumption on an individual basis.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPediatric Physical Therapy
Volume34
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)529-534
Number of pages6
ISSN0898-5669
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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Copyright © 2022 Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Palsy/rehabilitation
  • Child
  • Exercise Test
  • Heart Rate/physiology
  • Humans
  • Oxygen
  • Oxygen Consumption/physiology
  • Running

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