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Ten of the 16 patients with COPD also performed a six-minute walking test (6-MWT) with an analysis of gas exchange to compare the metabolic requirements of the two tests. Dyspnoea Borg values were evaluated with Borg\u2019s CR-10 scale. <\/jats:p><jats:p> Results: The mean (SD) scores for the COPD group for the first and second six-minute stepper tests were 382.49 (106.01) and 412.45 (118.39) strokes\/6 minutes, respectively. Crossed comparison between the first or the second six-minute stepper tests of each evaluation day revealed no significant difference, indicating the reproducibility of the test. The sensitivity was demonstrated by a significantly higher performance in the healthy group (P&lt;0.001), demonstrating the ability of the test to detect two groups with different fitness levels. Finally, mean dyspnoea Borg values (SD) were significantly lower (P&lt;0.05) during the six-minute stepper test than during 6-MWT (2.5 (1.5) versus 3.1 (1.2)). <\/jats:p><jats:p> Conclusions: This study demonstrated that the six-minute stepper test is a reproducible, sensitive, secure, well-tolerated and feasible test for patients with COPD. 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