NCT06948916 Validity and Reliability of 6-minute Pegboard and Ring Test in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease

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Brief Summary

Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a heterogeneous group of chronic respiratory diseases that cause significant mortality and morbidity worldwide, characterized by diffuse inflammation in the lung parenchyma and vascular structures, can progress to fibrosis, have known or unknown etiology, and can develop secondary to systemic autoimmune connective tissue diseases other than diseases where the primary pathology is in the lung. The 6-minute peg-board and ring test, which was first developed to determine the upper extremity exercise capacity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, is an exercise test used to evaluate upper extremity functional exercise capacity in different lung diseases. It has been determined that there is no study on the validity and reliability of this test in individuals with ILD.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with ILD according to ATS/ERS criteria, * Ages between 18 and 75, * Pulmonary infection during the previous month, * Participants who voluntarily participated in the study were included. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients were excluded if they had: * Acute pulmonary exacerbation or respiratory infection in the last four weeks * Obstructive lung disease * Systemic conditions affecting neurological, neuromuscular, orthopedic, or physical functions * Recent participation in a planned exercise program (within three months) * Cognitive impairment affecting exercise test understanding * Contraindications to exercise testing per the American Sports Medicine Association * Cancer, renal, or hepatic disease * Aortic stenosis, complex arrhythmia, or aortic aneurysm * Serious cardiovascular diseases like uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, or arrhythmia

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