The objective of this study is to evaluate the performances of the Six-Minute Stepper Test (6MST) and Sit To Stand test (STST) to predict post-operative complications after minimally invasive lung cancer resection.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
122
The 6MST is done using a stepper (Stepper essential, Decathlon(TM), France), with a walking height of 20 cm, placed in front of a wall or parallel bars, so patients can hold on if necessary. Patients are instructed to make the maximum number of steps possible in 6 minutes, and are given a time check at one minute intervals.
The STST is done using a chair measuring 47 cm in height. The patient are instructed to sit in the chair and then to do the maximum number of lifts possible from the chair, in 1 minute, with arms folded and without leaning against the chair.
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Rouen, France
occurrence of a post-operative complication grade ≥ 2 on the Clavien-Dindo scale within three months after surgery
Time frame: 90 days
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