Table 2.
PICOS inclusion criteria
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Population | Terrestrial subjects (astronauts as applicable), no gender or age restrictions |
| Interventions | Terrestrial simulated extravehicular activities or EVA-operationally relevant tasks, including unsuited/shirt sleeve 1 g, microgravity 0 g, suited (1 g, simulated Lunar 1/6 g, Martian 3/8 g) |
| Control conditions | Terrestrial (1 g) where applicable |
| Outcomes | Aerobic fitness: Peak aerobic capacity, ventilatory threshold, critical speed, critical power, peak power output, anaerobic power |
| Muscular fitness: isokinetic strength peak torque and total work (concentric/eccentric), maximal isometric force (leg press, bench press, mid-thigh pull; knee extension), isotonic power (leg press, bench press), countermovement/vertical jump | |
| EVA intensity: aerobic capacity, heart rate, rate of perceived exertion, energy expenditure | |
| Study designs | All types of experimental designs were included |