RT Journal Article
T1 Validation of the use of a smart band in recording spatiotemporal gait parameters in the 6-minute walk test
A1 Ortiz Gutiérrez, Rosa
A1 López Marcos, José Javier
A1 Maté Muñoz, José Luis
A1 Moreta De Esteban, Paloma
A1 Martín Casas, Patricia
AB Wearable monitoring devices, such as smart bands, have emerged as accessible and non-invasive tools for assessing physiological and spatiotemporal gait parameters in various clinical tests. This study aimed to validate the use of the Xiaomi Mi Band 6 for recording gait parameters during the six-minute walk test (6MWT). Seventy participants without gait impairments were recruited, and the measurements obtained with the smart band were compared to reference methods (evaluator, pedometer, and pulse oximeter). The physiological parameter results showed that the smart band demonstrated good accuracy in heart rate monitoring but lower agreement in oxygen saturation measurements. Gait parameters indicated excellent agreement in step count (ICC > 0.9) and step frequency (ICC > 0.75), whereas step length and distance estimations showed higher variability. These findings suggest that the Xiaomi Mi Band 6 is a viable alternative for measuring specific gait parameters, though with limitations in certain aspects of accuracy.
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
YR 2025
FD 2025-04-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/124687
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/124687
LA eng
NO Ortiz-Gutiérrez, R.M.; López-Marcos, J.J.; Maté-Muñoz, J.L.; Moreta-de-Esteban, P.; Martín-Casas, P. Validation of the Use of a Smart Band in Recording Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in the 6-Minute Walk Test. Sensors 2025, 25, 2621. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25082621
NO This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors and Artificial Intelligence for Analyzing Human Behavior in Sports and Physical Activity
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 mar 2026