Walking Test to Predict Breathing Problems After Lung Surgery

This research study is testing whether a simple walking test—called the Shuttle Walking Test—can help predict how much trouble patients will have breathing after lung surgery. Right now, doctors use expensive or hard-to-access tests to assess surgical risk, but this walking test is simpler, safer, and more affordable. The researchers want to know if this test can give useful information about who might struggle with breathing after surgery.

Before lung surgery, doctors need to understand how well a patient's lungs and heart work to predict risks and recovery. Current testing methods can be expensive, require special equipment, or have long waiting times. This trial exists to see if a simpler walking test could be a practical alternative that helps doctors make better predictions about surgical outcomes.