Effects of Arm Crank Versus Treadmill Exercises on Heart Rate Variability in Adult Subjects.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Heart Rate Variability
• Interventions: Device: Treadmill; Device: Arm crank; Other: Exercise

• Registration Number: NCT03068182
• Lead Sponsor: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Brief Summary

Cardiovascular response to exercise affects the capacity of all body organs depending upon intensity, duration and mode of exercises. The aim was to compare acute effects of arm crank with treadmill moderate intensity exercises on heart rate variability in normal participants.

Detailed Description

A one hundred thirty male volunteers were equally and randomly assigned to; Group-I: Sixty-five participated in an arm crank moderate intensity exercise for 40 minutes. Group-II: Sixty-five participated in a treadmill moderate intensity exercise for 40 minutes. Halter heart rate monitor and automatic sphygmomanometer were used to measure heart beat intervals and arterial blood pressure respectively.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-09-25
• Study Completion: 2017-01-25
• Status Verified: 2017-02
• Study First Submitted: 2017-02-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-02-28
• Study First Posted: 2017-03-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-06
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

• Normal adult non-obese male subjects , their age ranges from 25-36 years.
• They were asymptomatic for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
• They currently did not receive any medical prescriptions.
• All participants were asked to avoid strenuous exercise, give up caffeine and alcohol beverages to have sufficient rest for 2 days before measurement sessions to avoid any carry over effects of stimulants or depressants on autonomic functions

Exclusion Criteria

• Any participant had medical history of cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders or received any interfering medications with study was excluded

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Arm crank Exercise	Exercise	Sixty-five participated in an arm crank moderate intensity exercise for 40 minutes.
Treadmill Exercise	Treadmill	Sixty-five participated in a treadmill moderate intensity exercise for 40 minutes.
Treadmill Exercise	Exercise	Sixty-five participated in a treadmill moderate intensity exercise for 40 minutes.
Arm crank Exercise	Arm crank	Sixty-five participated in an arm crank moderate intensity exercise for 40 minutes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Heart rate variability	45 minutes	Autonomic functions of the heart was measured

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood pressure	5 minutes	Arm blood pressure was measured

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Dammam; 🇸🇦 Dammam, Estern pronince, Saudi Arabia