The Effect of Fatigue on the Forward-Step-Down Test
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Fatigue
In brief
This study investigates the effect that performing a cardiovascular maximum effort test (the Bruce treadmill protocol) has on performance of the Forward-Step-Down Test (FSDT). The FSDT is performed prior to the fatigue protocol as a baseline measurement, then at 1, 5, and 10 minutes after the fatigue protocol. Participants much reach a certain heart rate (within 10 bpm) of their age predicted maximum heart rate to ensure that the fatigue protocol reaches a maximum fatiguing effort.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03495752
- Run by
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
- People needed
- 18
- Starts
- 2018-06-21
- Expected to finish
- 2019-06-29
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-08-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Participants will be recruited from current physical therapy students in the class of 2020 who are enrolled in PHTH 7565. During the consent process, the participants will be screened using the American College of Sports Medicine's guidelines for safe participation in vigorous exercise. By meeting the ACSM criteria, the participant is considered low risk for adverse events while participating in vigorous activity. Finally, in order for the student to participate, they must achieve within 10 bpm of their predicted maximum heart rate, as calculated by the Tanaka formula as stated above.
You may not qualify if…
- 3.2 Exclusion criteria are pre-existing cardiovascular conditions or diseases that prevent participation in a maximal effort test without physician clearance per the ACSM guidelines. Participants who do not reach their calculated target heart rate by the end of the Bruce protocol will be withdrawn from the study and will not complete post-fatigue testing.
Where it is running
- LSUHSC-Shreveport — Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
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