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The Six-Minute Walking Test (6MWT) as a Measure of Functional Impairment in Lumbar Degenerate Disc Disease.
Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT03977961
Purpose
The study determines the reliability and validity of the 6-Minute Walking Test (6MWT) in
patients with lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD).
Official Title
The Six-Minute Walking Test (6MWT) as a Measure of Functional Impairment in Lumbar Degenerate Disc Disease.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient scheduled for spine surgery with one of the following diagnosis (1) lumbar
disc herniation (LDH), (2) lumbar spinal stenosis lumbar (LSS) or lumbar DDD with or
without instability requiring lumbar fusion (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion,
posterior lumbar interbody fusion, or extreme lateral interbody fusion)
- Male and Female subjects ≥ 18 years
- Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Inability to walk (extreme pain or severe neurological deficits)
- Severe Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) corresponding to ≥ Gold III
- Severe heart failure corresponding to ≥ New York Heart Association (NYHA) III
- Lung cancer and diffuse parenchymal lung disease
- Other medical reasons interfering with the patient's ability to walk and perform the
6MWT (e.g., osteoarthritis disease of the lower extremities, Parkinson's disease,
heart failure, hip or knee prosthesis etc.)
- Unavailability for follow up and/or inability to complete assessment (planning to
move, no smartphone, etc.).
Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305