Safety of the 6-min walk test in adults with severe asthma
The 6MWT is safe for adults with severe asthma when pre-bronchodilation is provided and SpO<sub>2</sub> <85 % is used as a stopping criterion. Participants treated or not with mAb achieved comparable 6MWT distances.
Authors
- Vanessa Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-5843)
- Karina Couto Furlanetto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7496-7228)
- Joice Mara de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2940)
- Peter G. Gibson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5865-489X)
- Paola D Urroz Guerrero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0192-2245)
- Hayley Lewthwaite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5212-2937)
- Vanessa M. McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9890-3408)
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina (BR)
- John Hunter Hospital (AU)
- Hunter Medical Research Institute (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2025.108316
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00