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NCT Number: NCT03284086

VO2peak and Exercise Efficiency in Upper-body Poling

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Spinal Cord Diseases Trauma, Nervous System Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Centre for Elite Sports Research

Trondheim, Norway

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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

Treatment and study plan

upper-body double-poling

Diagnostic Test

An incremental peak test to exhaustion and four 5-min submaximal stages were performed in the upper-body double-poling mode.

arm crank ergometry

Diagnostic Test

An incremental peak test to exhaustion and four 5-min submaximal stages were performed in the arm crank ergometry mode.

Primary outcomes

  1. Peak oxygen uptake

    Time frame: 3 weeks

    Peak oxygen uptake was measured during an incremental test to exhaustion.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Other

Collaborators

  • St. Olavs Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Sep 15, 2017
Registry last updated
Sep 15, 2017

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