Reliability of the six-minute walk test in individuals with stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: The six-minute walking test (6MWT) is a simple and widely used measure of functional capacity. The aim of this systematic review is to summarize findings on reliability of 6MWT in subjects who have had a stroke.

Methods: Two independent investigators conducted an extensive search in multidisciplinary electronic databases from inception to August 2019, and selected complete original studies on the reliability of the 6MWT used to assess individuals with stroke.