Step test to measure fitness in healthy adults
Part of Heart & circulation, Hormones & metabolism, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests a new step-based exercise test to see if it works as well as a standard bike test for measuring fitness and breathing. If you are a healthy adult, you might join to help validate this simpler test.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 55 years old.
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 18.5 and 29.9.
- You do not smoke or use nicotine products.
- You have no heart, lung, metabolic, nerve, or muscle conditions that would make intense exercise unsafe.
- You are not pregnant and can attend three exercise sessions.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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