Supra High-intensity Interval Training for Police Officers

NCT04752436 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019090050
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 27
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Police work is extreme in terms of the physical activity and physical exertion spectrum as it is composed of a mixture of enforced sitting and sudden physical exertion. Police officers remain sitting for the majority of their working hours. In theory, regular physical activity exerts a number of health and fitness benefits that could act on most issues that police officers suffer from. Supra high-intensity interval training (supra HIIT) appears to be a perfect solution for police officers as the training modality can be accomplished in less than 5 minutes. The primary purpose of this proposal is to create and assess supra HIIT program that is suitable for police officers and then to assess feasibility of such exercise program in a small pilot study.

Conditions

Physical Fitness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Aerobic power

  Aerobic fitness or maximal oxygen consumption will be evaluated during incremental treadmill exercise tests (1% grade increase per minute at individualized treadmill speed).

  8 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Supra high intensity interval training

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group will engage in the high intensity interval training.

Behavioral: Supra high intensity interval training

Interventions

Supra high intensity interval training BEHAVIORAL

The exercise program will consist of eight 20-second all-out exercise bouts followed by 10 seconds of rest for a total of 4 minutes of total exercise duration. The intensity of exercise is all out. The exercise will be conducted 3 times a week for 8 weeks.

Supra high intensity interval training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Police officers in the local Police Department who are capable of performing physical exercise

You may not qualify if:

• Being pregnant
• Having had a recent illness
• History of diabetes, heart disease, or other cardiovascular problems
• Recent surgery, orthopedic, or musculoskeletal injuries

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Texas at Austin: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, 78712, United States

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 8, 2021
• First Posted: February 12, 2021
• Study Start: December 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2021
• Study Completion: July 1, 2021
• Last Updated: September 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Locations

US (1)