Assessment of exercise intolerance in dogs using the 6-minute walk test.

What is it about?

This study assesses the utility of the 6-minute walk test as as a method of quantitating exercise tolerance in dogs with neuromuscular disease, for use in both clinical and research settings.

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Why is it important?

Validation of the 6MWT for use in dogs with neuromuscular disease could prove similarly useful in clinical and research settings. For research, quantitation of neuromuscular function is essential in therapeutic trials involving canine models of human neuromuscular disease, as a measure of response to treatment. In the clinical setting, the 6MWT could serve as an objective measure of the degree of clinical improvement of dogs with neuromuscular disease.