Evaluation of the learning effect on the 6-min walk distance in adults with long COVID

Tess Volckaerts; Kirsten Quadflieg; Chris Burtin; Kevin de Soomer; Ellie Oostveen; Ella Roelant; Iris Verhaegen; David Ruttens; Thérèse S Lapperre; Dirk Vissers

doi:10.1183/23120541.00708-2023

Evaluation of the learning effect on the 6-min walk distance in adults with long COVID

ERJ Open Res. 2024 Mar 18;10(2):00708-2023. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00708-2023. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Authors

Tess Volckaerts^{1

2}, Kirsten Quadflieg³, Chris Burtin³, Kevin de Soomer², Ellie Oostveen², Ella Roelant⁴, Iris Verhaegen⁴, David Ruttens^{5

6}, Thérèse S Lapperre^{2

7}, Dirk Vissers^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Research Group MOVANT, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (REVAKI), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
² Department of Pulmonology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
³ REVAL -‌ Rehabilitation Research Center, BIOMED Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
⁴ Clinical Trial Center, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg (ZOL), Genk, Belgium.
⁶ Faculty of Medicine and Life Science, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
⁷ Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.

Abstract

There was no learning effect found on 6-min walk distance (6MWD) in patients with long COVID, performing a 6-min walk test twice. However, considerable variation in the difference between the two 6MWDs was observed: only 51% showed an increase. https://bit.ly/3H70G1r.