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

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Heart Rate Variability

Treatments: Other: Exercise; Device: Treadmill; Device: Arm crank

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03068182

2015-03-159

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 130 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 25 to 36 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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130 participants in 2 patient groups

Arm crank Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Sixty-five participated in an arm crank moderate intensity exercise for 40 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Device: Arm crank

Treadmill Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Sixty-five participated in a treadmill moderate intensity exercise for 40 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Device: Treadmill