The test-retest reliability of individualized VO2peak test modalities in people with spinal cord injury undergoing rehabilitation. 2021

Nicolaj J Holm, and Fin Biering-Sørensen, and Lone H Schou, and Tom Møller
Department for Spinal Cord Injuries, Neuroscience Center, Hornbæk, Denmark. nicolaj.jersild.holm@regionh.dk.

METHODS Test-retest study. OBJECTIVE To describe the test-retest reliability of an individualized approach for peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) testing in a clinical context, accommodating inpatients with heterogeneous levels of physical functioning. METHODS Inpatient rehabilitation. METHODS Test-retest on two types of devices (recumbent stepper and arm-crank ergometer) with two predefined protocols of varying load increments on each device. No participants performed all four test modalities. VO2peak, respiratory exchange ratio (RER), peak workload, and the reason for termination were reported. Of 23 participants included, 21 completed the test-retest procedure. Participants were inpatients, ≥18 years, who sustained a spinal cord injury (SCI) within the last 12 months at the time of admission. The median age was 52 years and 74% were male. Median time since injury at the time of the first test (T1) was 5.5 months. Seventeen were classified as American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale D. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and Bland-Altman plots for VO2peak was calculated to determine intra- and intertester reliability of VO2peak. RESULTS Mean VO2peak obtained at T1 was 1.91 L/min (95%CI: 1.31-2.51); 1.26 L/min and 2.69 L/min for the recumbent stepper protocols; 0.61 L/min and 1.39 L/min for the arm-crank ergometer protocols. ICC for intra- and intertester reliability was 0.997 (95%CI: 0.986-0.999) and 0.994 (95%CI: 0.978-0.998) respectively. Bland-Altman plots showed a mean difference of -0.005 (SD 0,12) for overall test-retest. CONCLUSIONS Test-retest reliability was high. Mean VO2peak at discharge from rehabilitation was higher than previously reported and individualized test modalities seemed to yield more optimal results in a heterogenous and representative sample during rehabilitation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007297 Inpatients Persons admitted to health facilities which provide board and room, for the purpose of observation, care, diagnosis or treatment. Inpatient
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010101 Oxygen Consumption The rate at which oxygen is used by a tissue; microliters of oxygen STPD used per milligram of tissue per hour; the rate at which oxygen enters the blood from alveolar gas, equal in the steady state to the consumption of oxygen by tissue metabolism throughout the body. (Stedman, 25th ed, p346) Consumption, Oxygen,Consumptions, Oxygen,Oxygen Consumptions
D005080 Exercise Test Controlled physical activity which is performed in order to allow assessment of physiological functions, particularly cardiovascular and pulmonary, but also aerobic capacity. Maximal (most intense) exercise is usually required but submaximal exercise is also used. Arm Ergometry Test,Bicycle Ergometry Test,Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing,Exercise Testing,Step Test,Stress Test,Treadmill Test,Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test,EuroFit Tests,Eurofit Test Battery,European Fitness Testing Battery,Fitness Testing,Physical Fitness Testing,Arm Ergometry Tests,Bicycle Ergometry Tests,Cardiopulmonary Exercise Tests,Ergometry Test, Arm,Ergometry Test, Bicycle,Ergometry Tests, Arm,Ergometry Tests, Bicycle,EuroFit Test,Eurofit Test Batteries,Exercise Test, Cardiopulmonary,Exercise Testing, Cardiopulmonary,Exercise Tests,Exercise Tests, Cardiopulmonary,Fitness Testing, Physical,Fitness Testings,Step Tests,Stress Tests,Test Battery, Eurofit,Test, Arm Ergometry,Test, Bicycle Ergometry,Test, Cardiopulmonary Exercise,Test, EuroFit,Test, Exercise,Test, Step,Test, Stress,Test, Treadmill,Testing, Cardiopulmonary Exercise,Testing, Exercise,Testing, Fitness,Testing, Physical Fitness,Tests, Arm Ergometry,Tests, Bicycle Ergometry,Tests, Cardiopulmonary Exercise,Tests, EuroFit,Tests, Exercise,Tests, Step,Tests, Stress,Tests, Treadmill,Treadmill Tests
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013119 Spinal Cord Injuries Penetrating and non-penetrating injuries to the spinal cord resulting from traumatic external forces (e.g., WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WHIPLASH INJURIES; etc.). Myelopathy, Traumatic,Injuries, Spinal Cord,Post-Traumatic Myelopathy,Spinal Cord Contusion,Spinal Cord Laceration,Spinal Cord Transection,Spinal Cord Trauma,Contusion, Spinal Cord,Contusions, Spinal Cord,Cord Contusion, Spinal,Cord Contusions, Spinal,Cord Injuries, Spinal,Cord Injury, Spinal,Cord Laceration, Spinal,Cord Lacerations, Spinal,Cord Transection, Spinal,Cord Transections, Spinal,Cord Trauma, Spinal,Cord Traumas, Spinal,Injury, Spinal Cord,Laceration, Spinal Cord,Lacerations, Spinal Cord,Myelopathies, Post-Traumatic,Myelopathies, Traumatic,Myelopathy, Post-Traumatic,Post Traumatic Myelopathy,Post-Traumatic Myelopathies,Spinal Cord Contusions,Spinal Cord Injury,Spinal Cord Lacerations,Spinal Cord Transections,Spinal Cord Traumas,Transection, Spinal Cord,Transections, Spinal Cord,Trauma, Spinal Cord,Traumas, Spinal Cord,Traumatic Myelopathies,Traumatic Myelopathy
D015203 Reproducibility of Results The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results. Reliability and Validity,Reliability of Result,Reproducibility Of Result,Reproducibility of Finding,Validity of Result,Validity of Results,Face Validity,Reliability (Epidemiology),Reliability of Results,Reproducibility of Findings,Test-Retest Reliability,Validity (Epidemiology),Finding Reproducibilities,Finding Reproducibility,Of Result, Reproducibility,Of Results, Reproducibility,Reliabilities, Test-Retest,Reliability, Test-Retest,Result Reliabilities,Result Reliability,Result Validities,Result Validity,Result, Reproducibility Of,Results, Reproducibility Of,Test Retest Reliability,Validity and Reliability,Validity, Face

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