Table 3.
Secondary outcomes during graded treadmill assessments at peak and matched speeds
| Experimental | Control | P-values | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak speed | BSL | POST | F/U | BSL | POST | F/U | time | group Xtime |
| HR (%max) | 72±14 | 75±14 | 73±12 | 77±12 | 77±10 | 73±13 | 0.07 | 0.69 |
| VE (L/min) | 44±15 | 59±24 | 57±18 | 48±5.3 | 52±21 | 50±15 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| RER (a.u.) | 0.94±0.10 | 0.92±0.13 | 0.94±0.16 | 0.91±0.09 | 0.95±0.13 | 0.95±0.11 | 0.20 | 0.33 |
| RPE (a.u.) | 15±4.1 | 17±3.9 | 16±4.1 | 17±2.5 | 17±1.9 | 15±3.5 | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| Matched speed | ||||||||
| HR (%max) | 72±14 | 60±10 | 57±11 | 77±12 | 68±10 | 66±12 | <0.01 | 0.41 |
| VE (L/min) | 44±15 | 35±12 | 35±13 | 48±5.3 | 43±14 | 40±14 | <0.01 | 0.16 |
| RER (a.u.) | 0.94±0.10 | 0.82±0.10 | 0.84±0.12 | 0.91±0.09 | 0.91±0.13 | 0.92±0.15 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| RPE (a.u.) | 15±4.1 | 16±3.0 | 15±3.1 | 17±2.5 | 14±3.2 | 14±2.4 | 0.02 | 0.49 |
| Pilot | P -Values | |||||||
| Peak speed | BSL | POST | F/U | time | ||||
| HR (%max) | 77±7.5 | 77±9.8 | 72±11 | 0.31 | ||||
| VE (L/min) | 43±19 | 58±24 | 62±24 | <0.01 | ||||
| RER (a.u.) | 0.88±0.15 | 0.86±0.12 | 0.97±0.15 | 0.13 | ||||
| RPE (a.u.) | 14±3.8 | 16±2.8 | 16±2.9 | 0.04 | ||||
| Matched speed | ||||||||
| HR (%max) | 77±7.5 | 61±6.5 | 62±6.6 | <0.01 | ||||
| VE (L/min) | 43±19 | 29±8.1 | 31±9.3 | <0.01 | ||||
| RER (a.u.) | 0.88±0.15 | 0.75±0.11 | 0.81±0.09 | 0.02 | ||||
| RPE (a.u.) | 14±3.8 | 9.9±2.9 | 9.7±4.1 | 0.19 | ||||