E-Bike Versus Classic Bike Intervention Trial
E-bike
E-Bike Study - Endurance Capacity Following 1 Month Training of Classic Bike Versus Electric-assisted Bike
1 other identifier
interventional
33
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The effects of active commuting with an e-bike, as compared with a "classic" bike, on cardiorespiratory fitness and vascular health are largely unknown. To assess whether active commuting with an e-bike or a classic bike increases peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) in untrained and overweight individuals.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started May 2012
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 9, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 13, 2015
CompletedJuly 14, 2015
July 1, 2015
5 months
July 9, 2015
July 10, 2015
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
maximal oxygen uptake
maximal oxygen uptake measured on a cycle ergometer with a ramp protocol
4 weeks
Study Arms (2)
E-bike intervention
EXPERIMENTALIntervention is active commuting to work by an electric assisted bike to work for a period of 4 weeks at least 3 times per week with a minimal distance of 6 km per way
Bike intervention
ACTIVE COMPARATORIntervention is active commuting to work by classic bike for a period of 4 weeks at least 3 times per week with a minimal distance of 6 km per way
Interventions
Commuting by an electric assisted bike to work for a period of 4 weeks at least 3 times per week
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- body mass index 25-35 kg/m2, and willingness to commute to work by e-bike or by normal bike at least 3 times per week with a one-way distance of ≥ 6 km.
You may not qualify if:
- cycling as a leisure-time activity, active commuting to work or exercise training more than once per week within 4 weeks before the start of the study, uncontrolled cardiovascular diseases limiting cardiorespiratory fitness, stage II arterial hypertension (systolic blood pressure \> 160 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure \> 95 mmHg), renal diseases, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c \> 6.5%), or active malignancy or chemotherapy during the past 6 months.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Department for Sport, Exercise and Health, Sports and Exercise Medicine, University of Basel
Basel, 4052, Switzerland
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss
University of Basel
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Prof. Dr. Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 9, 2015
First Posted
July 13, 2015
Study Start
May 1, 2012
Primary Completion
October 1, 2012
Study Completion
April 1, 2013
Last Updated
July 14, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-07