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IntroductionnThe six minute walk test is an established measure of submaximal exercise capacity innolder people, but lacks responsiveness to change in patient status. The endurancenshuttle walk test has been used as a more responsive submaximal test in patients withnlung disease. We assessed the feasibility of performing the endurance shuttle walk testnin older people.nMethodsnCross-sectional comparative study of community dwelling older people aged over 65nyears. Participants had self-reported difficulties in activities of daily living and werentaking part in a larger ongoing clinical trial. Participants undertook both walk tests at thensame visit.nResultsn44 participants were included. Mean age was 75.4 years, 23/44 (52%) were male andn10/44 (23%) used walking aids. All participants completed the six minute walk and werendivided into three groups according to distance walked in the six minute walk test: slown(<200m), medium (200-400m) and fast (>400m). 5/8 (63%) of participants in the slowngroup could not perform the endurance walk. All participants in the medium and fastngroups completed the endurance walk; 8/15 (53%) of participants in the fast group andn1/21 (5%) of participants in the medium group reached the ceiling distance in thenendurance walk test.nConclusionnThe usefulness of the endurance shuttle walk test is limited by ceiling effects in fitternpatients and is too