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NCT Number: NCT05988606

Work Rate Adjustments During a High-intensity Interval Training on a Stationary Bike in a Hot and Temperate Environment

The goal of this repeated measures study is to evaluate acute work rate adjustments during high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in a hot and temperate environment in healthy and active adults when using target heart rate to prescribe the exercise intensity.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Will HIIT based on target heart rate in a hot environment result in increased cardiovascular (i.e., elevated recovery HR) and thermal strain compared to HIIT in a temperate environment? * Will work rate be lowered to a greater extent during HIIT in a hot environment compared to a temperate environment in order to maintain target heart rate? * Will maximal aerobic capacity (V̇O2max) decrease to a greater extent after HIIT in the heat compared to a temperate environment?

Procedures:

Participants will complete 5 trials on a cycle ergometer. Trial 1 (Control Visit): Participants (n = 7) will have their maximal heart rate and V̇O2max measured in a temperate environment (~22 °C, 40% RH).

Experimental Trials 2-5: The order of the trials will be counterbalanced and randomly assigned to participants.

* 15TEMP: Participants will cycle at 70% of their maximum heart rate for 8 minutes as a warm-up, followed by one round of HIIT. The HIIT protocol consists of 4 minutes at 90% of maximum heart rate followed by 3 minutes at 70% of maximum heart rate, totaling 15 minutes, in a temperate environment (~22 °C, 40% RH). After the HIIT session, a graded exercise test will measure V̇O2max. * 15HEAT: Similar to 15TEMP, but participants will perform the HIIT protocol in a hot environment (~35 °C, 40% RH). * 43TEMP: Participants will cycle at 70% of their maximum heart rate for 8 minutes as a warm-up, followed by the HIIT protocol repeated four times (4 minutes at 90% of maximum heart rate and 3 minutes at 70% of maximum heart rate), totaling 43 minutes, in a temperate environment (~22 °C, 40% RH). * 43HEAT: Similar to 43TEMP, but participants will perform the HIIT protocol in a hot environment (~35 °C, 40% RH).

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Key information

Conditions

High-Intensity Interval Training Heat

Age range

18 year–39 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants were healthy males and females who are 18 to 39 years of age, recreationally active as defined by the American College of Sports Medicine, performing moderate-intensity aerobic exercise 30 min or more per session for at least 3 sessions per week for at least the past 3 months, and free of metabolic, cardiovascular, and renal disease

Exclusion criteria

  • Individuals classified as needing medical clearance according to American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Guidelines were not allowed to participate. Needing medical clearance is defined by ACSM as 1) not being physically active and having known cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease and asymptomatic; 2) not being physically active and having any signs or symptoms suggestive of cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease; 3) participating in regular exercise and having known cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease and asymptomatic; or 4) participating in regular exercise and having any signs or symptoms suggestive of cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease .

Treatment and study plan

15 minutes of high-intensity interval training

Behavioral

Participants completed an 8 min warm-up and 1 round of high-intensity interval training

43 minutes of high-intensity interval training

Behavioral

Participants completed an 8 min warm-up and 5 rounds of high-intensity interval training

Hot environment

Other

Participants exercised in a hot environment, ~ 35 °C, ~40% relative humidity.

Temperate environment

Other

Participants exercised in a temperate environment, ~ 22 °C, ~40% relative humidity.

Primary outcomes

  1. Work rate adjustments

    Time frame: From the first work interval (min 9-12) to the last work interval (min 37-40).

    In a hot and temperate environment by how much does work rate need to be adjusted to maintain target heart rate?

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cardiovascular strain

    Time frame: From the first recovery interval (min 13-15) to the last recovery interval (min 41-43).

    In a hot and temperate environment by how much does heart rate in the recovery intervals increase?

  2. Thermal Strain

    Time frame: From the first work interval (min 9-12) to the last work interval (min 37-40).

    In a hot and temperate environment by how much do rectal temperature and skin temperature increase?

  3. Maximal aerobic capacity

    Time frame: The end of the 15 min trials compared to the end of the 43 min trials.

    In a hot and temperate environment by how much does maximal aerobic capacity decrease?

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Acute Work Rate Adjustments During High-intensity Interval Training in a Hot and Temperate Environment

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Aug 14, 2023
Registry last updated
Aug 14, 2023

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