Physiological Variables and Rowing Performance.

Water Sports Clinical Trial

Official title:

Can Aerobic and Anaerobic Fitness Tests be Used to Track Rowing Performance Changes in Collegiate Rowers?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04596111
• Other study ID #: YB09042020
• Status: Completed
• Start date: October 21, 2020
• Est. completion date: May 10, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: May 2021
• Source: Franklin Pierce University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between the changes in physiological variables based on fitness testing and the changes in rowing performance.

Description:

The literature has shown that both aerobic capacity and anaerobic capacity are important for exercise performance in rowing. Simple fitness tests (e.g., the modified Wingate test and the graded exercise test) have been validated to examine aerobic and anaerobic capacities in rowers. However, it remains unclear whether these fitness tests can be used to track rowing performance changes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between the changes in fitness test outcomes and the changes in rowing performance. The investigators expect that improvements in rowing performance are closely related to improvements in fitness test outcomes.

Participants will attend two sessions of fitness testing, one in the fall 2020 and one in the spring 2021. Each session will include the modified Wingate test to examine anaerobic capacity, the graded exercise test to examine the aerobic capacity, and the 2,000-meter rowing test on rowing ergometers to assess rowing performance.

Modified Wingate test:

After 3 minutes of warm-up at 40-50% of heart rate reserve, the participants will perform 30 seconds of rowing at maximal effort on the rowing ergometer.

Graded exercise test:

Workload will start from 25 Watts and it will be increased by 25 Watts by each stage until exhaustion. Each stage includes 2 minutes of rowing and 1 minute of rest.

2,000-meter rowing test: A 2,000-meter race simulation will be performed using an indoor rowing ergometer.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 12
• Est. completion date: May 10, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: May 10, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Collegiate rowers

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cardiovascular diseases

• Pulmonary diseases

• Metabolic diseases

• Other contraindications to exercise

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Water Sports

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Franklin Pierce University	Rindge	New Hampshire

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Franklin Pierce University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Rowing performance	Time to complete the 2,000-meter indoor rowing test	six months
Secondary	Maximal oxygen consumption	The highest oxygen consumption during a graded exercise test.	six months
Secondary	Maximal anaerobic power	The maximal power output during a 30-second anaerobic test.	six months