Supra High-intensity Interval Training for Police Officers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Fitness
• Interventions: Behavioral: Supra high intensity interval training

• Registration Number: NCT04752436
• Lead Sponsor: University of Texas at Austin

Brief Summary

Police work is extreme in terms of the physical activity and physical exertion spectrum as it is composed of a mixture of enforced sitting and sudden physical exertion. Police officers remain sitting for the majority of their working hours. In theory, regular physical activity exerts a number of health and fitness benefits that could act on most issues that police officers suffer from. Supra high-intensity interval training (supra HIIT) appears to be a perfect solution for police officers as the training modality can be accomplished in less than 5 minutes. The primary purpose of this proposal is to create and assess supra HIIT program that is suitable for police officers and then to assess feasibility of such exercise program in a small pilot study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-12-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-08
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-12
• Primary Completion: 2021-07-01
• Study Completion: 2021-07-01
• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 2021-09-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 27

Inclusion Criteria

• Police officers in the local Police Department who are capable of performing physical exercise

Exclusion Criteria

• Being pregnant
• Having had a recent illness
• History of diabetes, heart disease, or other cardiovascular problems
• Recent surgery, orthopedic, or musculoskeletal injuries

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Supra high intensity interval training	Supra high intensity interval training	The experimental group will engage in the high intensity interval training.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Aerobic power	8 weeks	Aerobic fitness or maximal oxygen consumption will be evaluated during incremental treadmill exercise tests (1% grade increase per minute at individualized treadmill speed).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Texas at Austin; 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States