Breathing patterns in elite athletes during high performance exercise
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Breathing patterns
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29353
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital Tjongerschans Heerenveen, Innovatielab Thialf Heerenveen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
- Age > 16.
- Subjects would need to perform at least on a national level.
Exclusion Criteria
A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- If the subject wears an internal electrical device (like Internal Automatic Defibrillator, pacemaker)
- If the subject wears a neurostimulator.
- If the subject required hospitalisation for illness 6 weeks prior to testing.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary Objective: Cluster analysis of the following exercise parameters at different times of exercise:<br>- Thoracic expansion (as measured with respiratory inductance plethysmography)<br>- Abdominal expansion (as measured with respiratory inductance plethysmography)<br>- Thoracic expansion / Abdominal expansion ratio<br>- V’E(l/min) (breathing frequency * tidal breathing)<br>- Maximum oxygen uptake (ml/kg/min)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary Objective(s): <br>- Maximum heart rate<br>- Maximum CO2 washout<br>- Aerobic threshold<br>- Anaerobic threshold