TREADMILL TEST AND STEP TEST FOR EVALUATING OF EXERCISE-INDUCED BRONCHOSPASM: ARE THEY INTERCHANGEABLE?

• Grant number: 16/10062-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
• Start date: September 01, 2016
• End date: November 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Simone Dal Corso
• Grantee: Jessyca Pachi Rodrigues Selman
• Supervisor: Jose Alberto Neder Serafini
• Host Institution: Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE). Campus Vergueiro. São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Queen's University, Canada
• Associated to the scholarship: 15/06964-7 - Treadmill test and step test for assessment of exercise-induced bronchospasm: are they interchangeable?, BP.MS

Abstract

Introduction: Free running is superior to cycling for inducing bronchospasm through exercise. However, free running is not feasible to be performed at the outpatient context, and running on treadmill demand costs. In this context, the step test, which induces a high cardiorespiratory demand, is a simple test, with the advantage of being portable and carried out in any environment.Objective: To compare the incremental step test (IST) with the treadmill test for evaluation of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) in patients with asthma, and to contrast the cardiorespiratory demands between both tests.Relevance of the study: It is expected to show the effectiveness of a field test for evaluation of the EIB, and thus propose a protocol of easy applicability and low cost for evaluation of this condition.