Methods of Assessing Fitness and Physical Capacity

NCT05106348 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SKE 01-01/2020 (1)
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Aerobic fitness is an important part of sport training preparation for wheelchair rugby players. Currently, there are some test protocols on arm crank ergometer for spinal cord injury people. However, wheelchair propulsion seems to be better and more specific movement to assess aerobic fitness in wheelchair rugby player. Thus, this pilot study was designed to determine the reliability of the aerobic fitness test protocol on a wheelchair ergometer for wheelchair rugby players. Methods Ten wheelchair rugby players (C5/6 = 4, C6/C7 = 3, C7/th1 = 1 all with incomplete lesions, cerebral palsy (CP) = 1; dysmelia = 1; mean age = 32,90 yr. ± 5,17; body mass = 70,04 kg ± 12,53; body height = 177,70 cm ± 18,64) participated in the aerobic fitness test on the Lode Esseda wheelchair ergometer (LEM Software 10.12, Groningen, Netherlands). This test involved different considering players' International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) class (class 0.5 = 4 players, classes 1.0-1.5 = 6 players, and classes 2.0-3.5 = 8 players) increments of workload every minute at constant velocity of 4.5 km/h. Peak oxygen uptake (V̇O2peak l/min, V̇O2peak ml/kg/min), minute ventilation (VE), and the test time achieved were collected (Cortex Metamax). The load \[N, Watts\] from the last fully achieved level in the test was noticed. Participants repeated the aerobic fitness test twice with 24h break. Each player had 10 minutes warm-up before the test. Differences (T-test for independent groups or Wilcoxon test) and correlations (Pearson test or Spearman test) between results from the first and the second repetition of the test (fully achieved load level in the test) were calculated to establish reliability. The intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) and standard error of measurement (SEM) were added. The significance level was set at p\<.05

Conditions

Physical Fitness

Keywords

Capacity; Aerobic Fitness; Protocol; Wheelchair Rugby; Impairments

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• aerobic fitness test

  Determination the reliability of the aerobic fitness test protocol on a wheelchair ergometer for wheelchair rugby players.

  13.03.2020-30.06.2021

Study Arms (1)

Wheelchair Rugby Group

wheelchair rugby players, elite athletes, national team athletes

Diagnostic Test: Aerobic Fitness Test

Interventions

Aerobic Fitness Test DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

aerobic fitness test to assess wheelchair rugby players capacity

Wheelchair Rugby Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

the elite wheelchair rugby players (Polish National Team players) group is a small group of population

You may qualify if:

• \- wheelchair rugby players - elite athletes, national team athletes

You may not qualify if:

• \- not healthy participant

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Jolanta Marszałek: lead
• Polish Wheelchair Rugby Federation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 00-968, Poland

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: associate professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 22, 2021
• First Posted: November 3, 2021
• Study Start: March 13, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 21, 2021
• Study Completion: June 30, 2021
• Last Updated: November 12, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-10

Locations

PL (1)