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AbstractBackground. The purpose of this study is to describe feasibility and test-retest reliability of thesix-m<strong>in</strong>ute walk<strong>in</strong>g distance test (6MWD) and an adapted shuttle run test (aSRT) <strong>in</strong> persons <strong>with</strong>severe <strong>in</strong>tellectual and sensory (multiple) disabilities (SIMD).Materials and Methods. Forty-seven persons <strong>with</strong> SIMD, <strong>with</strong> Gross Motor Function ClassificationSystem (GMFCS) grade I and II and wear<strong>in</strong>g a heart rate monitor, performed the 6MWD and theaSRT twice.Results. 96% Of the participants completed both tests successfully. Wilcoxon signedrank test revealed no significant differences between test and retest (p

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