Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a handcycling high-intensity interval training program for individuals with spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Pilot nonrandomized clinical trial.

Objectives

To examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of performing handcycling high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for 6 weeks in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury.

Setting

Participant's home.

Methods

Participants completed pre- and postgraded exercise stress tests, exercise surveys and 6 weeks of handcycling HIIT. The HIIT program consisted of two weekly, 25 min supervised at-home sessions (2-3 min warm-up, then ten intervals of cycling with a ratio of 1 min work at 90% peak power output (PPO) to 1 min recovery at 0-20% PPO, then 2-3 min cool down). Real-time power output and heart rate were recorded via sensors and a bike computer. The sensor data were analyzed to evaluate t

SUBMITTER: Koontz AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7854955 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature