Clinimetric Properties of the Steep Ramp Test to Assess Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Its Underlying Physiological Responses, and Its Current Applications: A Scoping Review.

Objective: Providing an overview of the clinimetric properties of the steep ramp test (SRT)-a short-term maximal exercise test-to assess cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), describing its underlying physiological responses, and summarizing its applications in current clinical and research practice.

Data Sources: MEDLINE (through PubMed), CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and PsycINFO were searched for studies published up to July 2023, using keywords for SRT and CRF.

Study Selection: Eligible studies involved the SRT as research subject or measurement instrument and were available as full text articles in English or Dutch.