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E-Bike Versus Classic Bike Intervention Trial (E-bike)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02495740
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 13, 2015
Last Update Posted : July 14, 2015
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, University of Basel

Study Description
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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.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Physical Activity Obesity Behavioral: Commuting to work Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
Riding an electrically assisted bicycle (e-bike) is thought to be suitable to increase physical activity in daily life, to promote health, and to increase cardiorespiratory fitness in normal-weight individuals. The positive effect of commuting to work by a normal bike on cardiorespiratory fitness has been shown to be an important predictor of cardiovascular mortality in previous studies. We thought to improve maximal oxygen uptake by commuting to work by e-bike vs. classic bike. Besides cardiorespiratory fitness we assessed arterial stiffness as brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity as an independent predictor of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 33 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: E-Bike Study - Endurance Capacity Following 1 Month Training of Classic Bike Versus Electric-assisted Bike
Study Start Date : May 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date : October 2012
Actual Study Completion Date : April 2013
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: E-bike intervention
Intervention 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
 Behavioral: Commuting to work
Commuting by an electric assisted bike to work for a period of 4 weeks at least 3 times per week
Active Comparator: Bike intervention
Intervention 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
 Behavioral: Commuting to work
Commuting by an electric assisted bike to work for a period of 4 weeks at least 3 times per week


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. maximal oxygen uptake [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
    maximal oxygen uptake measured on a cycle ergometer with a ramp protocol


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 50 Years   (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

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.

Exclusion Criteria:

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.

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Locations
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Switzerland
Department for Sport, Exercise and Health, Sports and Exercise Medicine, University of Basel
Basel, Switzerland, 4052
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Basel
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss University of Basel
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Responsible Party: Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Prof. Dr. Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, University of Basel
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02495740    
Other Study ID Numbers: EKNZ 2012/164
First Posted: July 13, 2015    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 14, 2015
Last Verified: July 2015