Cycling with arms and legs.

Differences in total power output between regular cycling and combined arm and leg cycling, and the influence on cycling efficiency, oxygen uptake, heart rate, muscle activity and rated perceived exertion.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON26883

Enrollment

Registered

2015-03-20

Start date

2015-04-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-11

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Conditions

N.A.

Interventions

The intervention in this study is cycling with additional arm propulsion. The control intervention is regular cycling, with only leg propulsion.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Men and women aged 18 – 35 years. - 19 kg/m2 < BMI < 25 kg/m2. - Able to read and understand Dutch. - Playing sport/exercising. - Informed consent (IC).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Hypertension. - (Previous) cardiovascular disease. - (Previous) respiratory disease. - Diabetes mellitus. - Other assessed physical impairments that reduce performance during cycling. - Performance of strenuous physical activity before the tests. - Any condition that according to the researchers would interfere with the tests.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The difference in total power output, in percentage, between the regular cycling test and the combined arm- and leg cycling test will be the primary outcome of this study.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes are differences in cycling efficiency, heart rate, muscle activity, oxygen uptake and rated perceived exertion.	—

Contacts

Public ContactBob Ramakers

bgd.ramakers@student.university.nl0031639882070

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)