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Methods of Assessing Fitness and Physical Capacity

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05106348
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 3, 2021
Last Update Posted : November 12, 2021
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Polish Wheelchair Rugby Federation
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Jolanta Marszałek, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education

Study Description
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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


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment
Physical Fitness Diagnostic Test: Aerobic Fitness Test

Detailed Description:
"the Lode Esseda" is the name of a wheelchair ergometer.
Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Actual Enrollment : 10 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Other
Official Title: Methods of Assessing Fitness and Physical Capacity of People With Special Needs - Searching for Guidelines and Methods for Measuring the Population of People With Impairments
Actual Study Start Date : March 13, 2020
Actual Primary Completion Date : June 21, 2021
Actual Study Completion Date : June 30, 2021

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Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort Intervention/treatment
Wheelchair Rugby Group
wheelchair rugby players, elite athletes, national team athletes
 Diagnostic Test: Aerobic Fitness Test
aerobic fitness test to assess wheelchair rugby players capacity


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. aerobic fitness test [ Time Frame: 13.03.2020-30.06.2021 ]
    Determination the reliability of the aerobic fitness test protocol on a wheelchair ergometer for wheelchair rugby players.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Older Adult
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
the elite wheelchair rugby players (Polish National Team players) group is a small group of population
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- wheelchair rugby players - elite athletes, national team athletes

Exclusion Criteria:

- not healthy participant

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Locations
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Poland
Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland, 00-968
Sponsors and Collaborators
Jolanta Marszałek
Polish Wheelchair Rugby Federation
More Information
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Responsible Party: Jolanta Marszałek, associate professor, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05106348    
Other Study ID Numbers: SKE 01-01/2020 (1)
First Posted: November 3, 2021    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: November 12, 2021
Last Verified: October 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Undecided

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by Jolanta Marszałek, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education:
Capacity
Aerobic Fitness
Protocol
Wheelchair Rugby
Impairments