NCT03284086

VO2peak and Exercise Efficiency in Upper-body Poling

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	upper-body double-poling	An incremental peak test to exhaustion and four 5-min submaximal stages were performed in the upper-body double-poling mode.
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	arm crank ergometry	An incremental peak test to exhaustion and four 5-min submaximal stages were performed in the arm crank ergometry mode.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-09-01
• Primary completion: 2017-05-01
• Completion: 2017-05-01
• First posted: 2017-09-15
• Last updated: 2017-09-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway