The six-minute stepper test is related to muscle strength but cannot substitute for the one repetition maximum to prescribe strength training in patients with COPD

Tristan Bonnevie (1) , Mathilde Allingham , Guillaume Prieur (2) , Yann Combret , David Debeaumont (3, 4) , Maxime Patout (5, 4) , Antoine Cuvelier (5, 4) , Catherine Viacroze (5) , Jean-François Muir (4) , Clément Médrinal (4) , Francis-Edouard Gravier (1)

1 ADIR - ADIR Association
2 Service de pneumologie, Groupe Hospitalier du Havre
3 Service de Physiologie Digestive, Urinaire, Respiratoire et de l'Exercice [CHU Rouen]
4 GRHV - Groupe de Recherche sur le Handicap Ventilatoire
5 Service de pneumologie, oncologie thoracique et soins intensifs respiratoires [Rouen]

Domaines: Pneumologie et système respiratoire

Tristan Bonnevie, Mathilde Allingham, Guillaume Prieur, Yann Combret, David Debeaumont, et al.. The six-minute stepper test is related to muscle strength but cannot substitute for the one repetition maximum to prescribe strength training in patients with COPD. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2019, Volume 14, pp.767-774. ⟨10.2147/COPD.S193585⟩. ⟨hal-02365862⟩