Impact of Course Configuration on 6-Minute Walk Test Performance of People with Lower Extremity Amputations.

The configuration of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) may influence the distance walked and comparability of results among subjects and across programmes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative and absolute test-retest reliability of two 6MWT configurations and to evaluate the agreement between these two configurations in users of lower extremity prosthetics. A cross-sectional design was used to analyze data from 25 subjects completing in-patient prosthetic rehabilitation (mean age 63.