Using Exercise Intensity to Predict a Minimal Clinically Important Difference in the Six-Minute Walk Test in People with Chronic Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with chronic stroke have significant impairments in their walking capacity. Minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) can be used to interpret changes in patient outcomes following interventions. There is significant variability in the response to moderate-to-high walking interventions in people with chronic stroke. One reason for this response variability could be the lack of understanding of the threshold exercise dose needed to achieve an MCID. The purpose of this analysis was to determine the threshold of exercise training speed most predictive of a small (≥ 20m) or moderate (≥ 50m) clinically important difference in 6MWT in people with chronic stroke.

Materials and methods

Participants with chronic stroke with a walking speed of 0.3-1.0m/s were

SUBMITTER: McCartney KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12047932 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature