Methodological characteristics of British Columbia Children’s Hospital (BCCH) protocol versus Bruce protocol
| BCCH protocol | Bruce protocol | ||||||
| Stage | Cumulative time (min) | Grade (%) | Speed (mph) | Stage | Cumulative time (min) | Grade (%) | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 3.5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4.0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 4.5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2.5 |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 5.0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3.4 |
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 5.5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3.4 |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | 6.0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3.4 |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | 6.5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4.2 |
| 11 | 11 | 1 | 7.0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4.2 |
| 12 | 12 | 1 | 7.5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.2 |
| 13 | 13 | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5.0 |
| 14 | 14 | 1 | 8.5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5.0 |
| 15 | 15 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5.0 |
| 16 | 16 | 1 | 9.5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 5.5 |
| 17 | 17 | 1 | 10.0 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 5.5 |
| 18 | 18 | 1 | 10.5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 5.5 |
| 19 | 19 | 1 | 11.0 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 6.0 |
| 20 | 20 | 1 | 11.5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 6.0 |
| 21 | 21 | 1 | 12.0 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 6.0 |
mph, miles per hour.