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Objective
The Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) recommends assessment of physical function using a performance‐based test of stair negotiation but was unable to recommend any specific test. We assessed the reliability, validity, responsiveness, measurement error, and minimum important change (MIC) of the 6‐step timed Stair Climb Test (SCT).
Methods
We used pooled data from 397...