Effects of Arm Crank Versus Treadmill Exercises on Heart Rate Variability in Adult Subjects.

Heart Rate Variability Clinical Trial

Official title:

Cardiovascular Responses to Arm Crank Exercise Versus to Treadmill Exercise in Adult Subjects

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03068182
• Other study ID #: 2015-03-159
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 26, 2017
• Last updated: August 6, 2017
• Start date: September 1, 2015
• Est. completion date: January 25, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: February 2017
• Source: Dammam University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Cardiovascular response to exercise affects the capacity of all body organs depending upon intensity, duration and mode of exercises. The aim was to compare acute effects of arm crank with treadmill moderate intensity exercises on heart rate variability in normal participants.

Description:

A one hundred thirty male volunteers were equally and randomly assigned to; Group-I: Sixty-five participated in an arm crank moderate intensity exercise for 40 minutes. Group-II: Sixty-five participated in a treadmill moderate intensity exercise for 40 minutes. Halter heart rate monitor and automatic sphygmomanometer were used to measure heart beat intervals and arterial blood pressure respectively.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 130
• Est. completion date: January 25, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: September 25, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 25 Years to 36 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Normal adult non-obese male subjects , their age ranges from 25-36 years.

• They were asymptomatic for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

• They currently did not receive any medical prescriptions.

• All participants were asked to avoid strenuous exercise, give up caffeine and alcohol beverages to have sufficient rest for 2 days before measurement sessions to avoid any carry over effects of stimulants or depressants on autonomic functions

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any participant had medical history of cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders or received any interfering medications with study was excluded

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Heart Rate Variability

Intervention

Device:
• Arm crank
Each participant practiced on arm crank (Hudson) from long sitting position for 40 minutes. Seat's height and distance were adjusted to achieve full extension of subject arms at horizontal shoulder-level position
• Treadmill
Participant practiced on an electronic computerized treadmill for 40 minutes . participant began warming up with lowest speed treadmill exercise for 5 minutes at zero inclination. Treadmill speed was increased gradually to achieve the pre-determined individualized moderate intensity for 30 minutes

Other:
• Exercise

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Saudi Arabia	University of Dammam	Dammam	Estern pronince

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Dammam University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Saudi Arabia, 

References & Publications (1)

White DW, Raven PB. Autonomic neural control of heart rate during dynamic exercise: revisited. J Physiol. 2014 Jun 15;592(12):2491-500. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.271858. Epub 2014 Apr 22. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Heart rate variability	Autonomic functions of the heart was measured	45 minutes
Secondary	Blood pressure	Arm blood pressure was measured	5 minutes

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