Preferred Label : Four Stair Ascend Test Functional Test;
NCIt synonyms : 4 Stair Ascend;
NCIt related terms : 4-STAIR ASCEND; A4STR1;
NCIt definition : A timed function test, one of a series of exercise testing modalities that were initially
introduced in the 1960s, that measures functional mobility by assessing the time taken
and techniques used to climb four standard-size stairs.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: 4 Stair Ascend (McDonald CM, Henricson EK, Abresch RT, et al. The 6-minute
walk test and other clinical endpoints in duchenne muscular dystrophy: reliability,
concurrent validity, and minimal clinically important differences from a multicenter
study. Muscle Nerve. 2013;48(3):357-68.). CDISC believes this instrument to be in
the public domain, but you should perform your own assessment.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL539753;
Origin ID : C141689;
UMLS CUI : C4684010;
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