Preferred Label : Timed Up and Go Functional Test;
NCIt related terms : TUG; TUG01;
NCIt definition : A standardized rating scale developed by Mathias et al in 1986 which is used to test
basic mobility skills in frail elderly persons and other populations such as people
with arthritis, stroke, and vertigo. This functional test measures the time in seconds
for a person to stand up from a standard armchair, walk 3 meters, turn, walk back
to the chair, and sit down again. Scoring of this test is based on the average of
multiple completed and timed trials.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Timed Up and Go (TUG) (Podsiadlo D, Richardson S. The Timed 'Up & Go': a test
of basic functional mobility for frail elderly persons. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1991; 39:142-148).;