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Jansen, E, de Groot, S, Smit, CA, Thijssen, DHJ, Te Hopman, M and Janssen, TWJ (2021) Vascular adaptations in nonstimulated areas during hybrid cycling or handcycling in people with a spinal cord injury: a pilot study of 10 cases. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 7 (1). ISSN 2058-6124
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Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: Sub-study of a randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVES: To examine if hybrid cycling (cycling with the legs via electrical stimulation combined with voluntary handcycling) compared to handcycling leads to different systemic vascular adaptations in individuals with a long-term spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING: Two rehabilitation centers in the Netherlands. METHODS: Ten individuals with a SCI trained on a hybrid bicycle (N = 5) or a handcycle (N = 5) for 16 weeks twice a week. Prior to and following the training the intima media thickness (IMT) of the common coronary artery (CCA) and superficial femoral artery (SFA) were measured and the flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery (BA) was analyzed. RESULTS: Before training, there were no significant differences in any of the outcome measures between the groups. We found no change in CCA IMT (pre: 0.616 mm, post: 0.586 mm), or in SFA (pre: 0.512 mm, post: 0.520 mm) after hybrid cycling. We also found no change in FMD % of BA after hybrid cycling (pre: 9.040%, post: 9.220%). There were no changes in CCA IMT, SFA IMT, and FMD% after handcycling either. CONCLUSIONS: It appears that 16 weeks of twice-weekly training of up to 30 min on a hybrid bicycle or handcycle does not lead to systemic vascular adaptations. A larger sample size and training protocol with more frequent and higher intensity training (which might involve a home-based setting and an adapted period prior to the training) might show different results.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Divisions: | Sport & Exercise Sciences |
| Publisher: | Springer |
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| Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2021 11:53 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Dec 2021 00:50 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1038/s41394-021-00417-2 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15226 |
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