VO2peak and Exercise Efficiency in Upper-body Poling

Spinal Cord Injuries Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Peak Oxygen Uptake and Exercise Efficiency Between Upper-body Poling and Arm Crank Ergometry in Trained Paraplegic and Able-bodied Participants

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03284086
• Other study ID #: 2015/2008
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 13, 2017
• Last updated: September 13, 2017
• Start date: September 2016
• Est. completion date: May 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study compares peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) and exercise efficiency in upper-body poling versus arm crank ergometry in trained able-bodied and paraplegic participants.

Description:

Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) and exercise efficiency are key factors for endurance performance. In persons who are primarily able to use their upper-body during exercise, such as many Paralympic athletes, the mode most commonly used in assessing VO2peak and efficiency is arm crank ergometry (ACE). However, sport-specificity of the test mode has been suggested to be of importance for achieving VO2peak and exercise efficiency that are reflective of the aerobic capacity in the respective sport. For ice sledge hockey players, cross-country sit skiers and sitting biathletes, upper-body poling (UP) is the most sport-specific test mode. However, it has not yet been investigated whether VO2peak and efficiency differ between ACE and UP. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare VO2peak and exercise efficiency in upper-body poling versus arm crank ergometry in trained able-bodied and paraplegic participants. Participants performed four 5-min submaximal stages at increasing effort and an incremental peak test to exhaustion in both ACE and UP.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 18
• Est. completion date: May 2017
• Est. primary completion date: May 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• participants between the age of 18 and 50

• well upper-body-trained participants with or without paraplegia

Exclusion Criteria:

• people with injuries or sicknesses that might have impacted the testing

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Spinal Cord Injuries

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• upper-body double-poling
An incremental peak test to exhaustion and four 5-min submaximal stages were performed in the upper-body double-poling mode.
• arm crank ergometry
An incremental peak test to exhaustion and four 5-min submaximal stages were performed in the arm crank ergometry mode.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	Centre for Elite Sports Research	Trondheim

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	St. Olavs Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Peak oxygen uptake	Peak oxygen uptake was measured during an incremental test to exhaustion.	3 weeks