A Psychophysiological Database of Maximal Effort Tests.
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Maximal effort test.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Sports Physical Therapy. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Belgium
- Next step
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Official title
Constructing a Psychophysiological Database Towards the Optimization of the Methodological Approach During, and Training Advice After Maximal Effort Tests.
Overview
The aim of this study is first to construct a database containing psychophysiological data from athletes performing a maximal effort test. Second, the investigators want to use the data to optimize the methodological approach during, and trainings advice after maximal effort tests.
Detailed description
The lab (and research group) of Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel performs exercise tests in both trained and untrained populations. The aim of the maximal effort test is to evaluate endurance capacity and provide recommendations to monitor training load. Until now, this is done by objective parameters such as heart rate, speed, time, power, etcetera. Researchers already presented a method to quantify training intensity distribution in elite endurance athletes based on the rating of perceived exertion. However, during pilot testing and everyday experience, these cut-off values are not always applicable to each individual athlete, nor are they the same for different sports. Therefore, the investigators want to investigate the possible relation between the exercise intensity, and objective and subjective parameters. Thereafter, the investigators want to provide recommendations to a new way of methodological approach during, and trainings advice after maximal effort tests.
Interventions
- Other Maximal effort test
Performing a maximal effort test on the treadmill
Primary outcome measures
- Ergospirometry [Time frame: Up to one hour]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- blood samples [Time frame: Up to one hour]
- Rating of perceived effort [Time frame: Up to one hour]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Healthy
- Trained
- No medication influencing heart rate or physical performance
Exclusion criteria
- Disease
- injury
- medication influencing (maximal) heart rate or exercise performance
Decision made after sports medical evaluation, comprising personal and family history, physical examination and resting electrocardiogram (ECG).
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Screening
Study locations
Belgium · 1 center
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel — Brussels
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04226534 · VUB-BLITS