The 4-meter walk test and 10-meter walk test is currently applied to assess gait speed.These tools are frequently used in clinical trials and were also shown to be reliable measurement methods. There are ocassions where it is not possible to have a long corridor to measure gait speed. It is necessary to have a tool to evaluate gait speed in a small space as 4-meter walk test.
Walking speed is an important aspect of gait and is commonly used as an objective measure of functional mobility in both clinical and research settings. The majority who have suffered a stroke tend to have gait disturbances. Regaining locomotor ability is one of the primary goals in stroke rehabilitation, and it is most commonly measured using changes in self-selected walking speed. Although many of them can walk independently, they do not do so with enough speed and endurance to allow them to perform their activities of daily living prior to stroke. Not only is self-selected walking speed simple, cost effective, reliable, valid, sensitive, and specific, but it is also highly related to the severity of impairment and predicts functional walking status. It is recommended as a "vital sign" of health. Improvements in walking speed of 0.1 m/s or more have been shown to be a predictor of good health. However, decreased walking speed has been related to worse health outcomes and frailty in older people. The 4-meter walk test (4 MWT) and 10-meter walk test (10 MWT) is currently applied using various timing protocols and distance covered that may affect data interpretation with a standard value, and comparisons among the studies. There are two protocols to measure walking speed, static and flying start. A static start (i.e., record the time used to cover a total walkway or from the start to stop walking) or a flying start (i.e., measured the time while walking in the middle of the walkway). The aim of this study is to investigate the test-retest reliability of the 4 MWT and 10 MWT and their correlation with 5-repetition sit-to-stand in chronic stroke survivors.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
The participants walk 4-meter and 10-meter and 5-repetition sit-to-stand twice.
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Barcelona, Spain
Reliability of 4-meter walking test
Reliability is the overall consistency of a measure.
Time frame: Baseline
Reliability of 4-meter walking test
Reliability is the overall consistency of a measure.
Time frame: 1 hour later from baseline
Validity of 4-meter walking test
Validity is the extent to which a concept, conclusion or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world
Time frame: Baseline
Validity of 4-meter walking test
Validity is the extent to which a concept, conclusion or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world
Time frame: 1 hour later from baseline
Reliability of 10-meter walking test
Reliability is the overall consistency of a measure.
Time frame: Baseline
Reliability of 10-meter walking test
Reliability is the overall consistency of a measure.
Time frame: 1 hour later from baseline
Validity of 10-meter walking test
Validity is the extent to which a concept, conclusion or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world
Time frame: Baseline
Validity of 10-meter walking test
Validity is the extent to which a concept, conclusion or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world
Time frame: 1 hour later from baseline
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Correlation of 5-repetition sit-to-stand with 4-meter walking test
A rank correlation coefficient measures the degree of similarity between two rankings, and can be used to assess the significance of the relation between them.
Time frame: Baseline
Correlation of 5-repetition sit-to-stand with 10-meter walking test
A rank correlation coefficient measures the degree of similarity between two rankings, and can be used to assess the significance of the relation between them.
Time frame: Baseline