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

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03284086

Enrollment

Registered

2017-09-15

Start date

2016-09-30

Completion date

2017-05-31

Last updated

2017-09-15

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Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

Keywords

Oxygen consumption, Physical endurance

Brief 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.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTupper-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_TESTarm crank ergometry

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

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Peak oxygen uptake	3 weeks	Peak oxygen uptake was measured during an incremental test to exhaustion.

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026