Clinical trial NCT03143764: Cardiorespiratory Fitness Using Electrically Assisted Bicycles
Official title: Bicycle Usage and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Among Inactive Adults Provided With Electrically Assisted Bicycles
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Lead sponsor: University of Bergen
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: The GC Rieber Funds
name: Bergen Council
name: Helse Stavanger HF
name: Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement park
name: National Oilwell Varco Norway AS
name: General Practitioner-scholarship from the Norwegian Medical Association.
name: Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen
name: Department of Education and Sports Science, University of Stavanger
name: Department of Sports and Physical Activity, Bergen University College
First posted: 2017-05-08
Enrollment: 25
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 67
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: Inactive employees in a selection of public and private corporations in three Norwegian cities were invited to participate. Inclusion criteria were: a desire to cycle to work, residence more than 3km from the workplace, and not physically active according to guidelines. There were 25 participants in the study and we provided them all with electrically assisted bicycles fitted with GPS bike computers to record usage. The participants were followed for three to eight months, 226 days on average
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This study aimed to examine cycling time and distance when inactive subjects were provided with electrically assisted bicycles, and secondly, to examine changes in cardiorespiratory fitness.

Detailed description: Method: Inactive employees in a selection of public and private corporations in three Norwegian cities were invited to participate. Inclusion criteria were: a desire to cycle to work, residence more than 3km from the workplace, and not physically active according to guidelines. There were 25 participants in the study and we provided them all with electrically assisted bicycles fitted with GPS bike computers to record usage. The participants were followed for three to eight months, 226 days on average. Measures of maximal oxygen uptake were performed before and after the intervention. Demographic characteristics and prior transportation habits were reported in a questionnaire at baseline.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

-a desire to cycle to work, residence more than 3km from the workplace, and not physically active according to guidelines

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Primary outcomes:
measure: examine cycling time
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: examine cycling distance
timeFrame: 12 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: examine changes in cardiorespiratory fitness
timeFrame: 12 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bergen
country: Norway
facility: Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen
city: Kristiansand
country: Norway
facility: Department of Public Health, Sport and Nutrition, University of Agder
city: Stavanger
country: Norway
facility: Department of Education and Sports Science, University of Stavanger
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