Comparing Land-based and Aquatic Reduced Exertion High Intensity Interval Training in Sedentary Young Adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Performance
• Interventions: Other: Land Based Exercise; Other: Aquatic Based Exercise

• Registration Number: NCT05573087
• Lead Sponsor: West Virginia University

Brief Summary

Previous research has found improvements in performance (VO2max) and clinical (insulin resistance) with cycling REHIIT. In some populations (e.g. obese, arthritic) aquatic exercise is a safer, more enjoyable option. However, to date, no study has yet examined whether aquatic REHIIT confers the same benefits as land-based REHIIT. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine whether there are significant differences in clinical and performance outcomes between a land-based and comparable aquatics based Reduced Exertion High Intensity Interval Training (REHIIT) protocol.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-01-19
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-31
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-10-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-05
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-10
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

• English speaking
• sedentary individuals; Sedentary will be defined as less than 150 minutes of exercise/week as defined by the CDC and American College of Sports Medicine
• All subjects will be screened with a resting 12 lead EKG to ensure they are safe to exercise

Exclusion Criteria

• Any vulnerable populations will be excluded including adults unable to consent/Cognitively Impaired
• individuals who are not yet adults
• pregnant or nursing women
• prisoners or other detained individuals

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Land Based Exercise	Land Based Exercise	cycle ergometer
Aquatic Based Exercise	Aquatic Based Exercise	maximal jump squats in a pool

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness	Baseline to 8 weeks	Percent changes in VO2 is milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute (oxygen in milliliters, weight in kilograms, and time in minutes and expressed in ml/kg/min).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

West Virginia University; 🇺🇸 Morgantown, West Virginia, United States