Exercise Testing With Music Pacing
Conditions
Keywords
exercise testing, music, VO2 max
Brief summary
Study hypothesis: Music pacing improves the quality of exercise testing in children. Children tend to cycle in a non-constant pace during exercise testing, which might make the test less reliable. 20 boys will perform two exercise tests on a cycle ergometer. One test will be done with constant tempoed music, and the other without. Different parameters will be checked including pedaling cadence, aerobic fitness, level of work load obtained.
Interventions
OTHERMusic listening
Listening to tempo music while cycling in an exercise test
Sponsors
Sheba Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
8 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* male sex * currently and generally healthy
Exclusion criteria
* presence of chronic disease/ medication use * BMI above 85% * trained/competitive cyclists
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| peak VO2 | end of the exercise test, approx.10 minutes | peak Vo2 is the maximal oxygen consumption obtained during the exercise test, reflecting the level of aerobic fintess |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| peak power | exercise test duration, approx.10 minutes | maximal power obtained at the end of the exercise test |
| anaerobic threshold | exercise test duration, approx.10 minutes | point of increase in anaerobic metabolism |
| rating of perceived exertion | exercise test duration, approx.10 minutes | scale of perceived effort |
| mechanical efficiency | exercise test duration, approx.10 minutes | oxygen consumption per work load |
| cadence | exercise test duration, approx.10 minutes | pedaling rate |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed