E-Bike Versus Classic Bike Intervention Trial

The effects of active commuting with an e-bike, as compared with a "classic" bike, on cardiorespiratory fitness and vascular health are largely unknown. To assess whether active commuting with an e-bike or a classic bike increases peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) in untrained and overweight individuals.

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Activity Behavior Body Weight Motor Activity Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department for Sport, Exercise and Health, Sports and Exercise Medicine, University of Basel

Basel, 4052, Switzerland

About this study

Riding an electrically assisted bicycle (e-bike) is thought to be suitable to increase physical activity in daily life, to promote health, and to increase cardiorespiratory fitness in normal-weight individuals. The positive effect of commuting to work by a normal bike on cardiorespiratory fitness has been shown to be an important predictor of cardiovascular mortality in previous studies. We thought to improve maximal oxygen uptake by commuting to work by e-bike vs. classic bike. Besides cardiorespiratory fitness we assessed arterial stiffness as brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity as an independent predictor of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

body mass index 25-35 kg/m2, and willingness to commute to work by e-bike or by normal bike at least 3 times per week with a one-way distance of ≥ 6 km.

Exclusion criteria

cycling as a leisure-time activity, active commuting to work or exercise training more than once per week within 4 weeks before the start of the study, uncontrolled cardiovascular diseases limiting cardiorespiratory fitness, stage II arterial hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 160 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure > 95 mmHg), renal diseases, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c > 6.5%), or active malignancy or chemotherapy during the past 6 months.

Treatment and study plan

Commuting to work

Behavioral

Commuting by an electric assisted bike to work for a period of 4 weeks at least 3 times per week

Primary outcomes

maximal oxygen uptake

Time frame: 4 weeks

maximal oxygen uptake measured on a cycle ergometer with a ramp protocol

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Basel

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Registry information

Official study title

E-Bike Study - Endurance Capacity Following 1 Month Training of Classic Bike Versus Electric-assisted Bike

Acronym: E-bike

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Jul 13, 2015
Registry last updated: Jul 14, 2015

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