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Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2025

Effects of exergaming versus endurance training on cardiorespiratory fitness and hemodynamic parameters: a randomized controlled trial.

Sascha Ketelhut, Valentin Benzing, Cäcilia Zehnder, Lauren Amor, Yannik Schürch, Manuel Burger, Stefan Schmid, Claudio R Nigg

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Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05894031 (The Effectiveness of the Wim Hof Method on Cardiac Autonomic Function, Blood Pressure, Arterial Compliance, and Different Psychological Parameters), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05894031 nacompletednot on this map

The Effectiveness of the Wim Hof Method on Cardiac Autonomic Function, Blood Pressure, Arterial Compliance, and Different Psychological Parameters

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of BernRan2022 to 2022Enrolled42ConditionsHealthy, Blood Pressure, Cold Exposure, StressArmsWim Hof Method
3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sascha KetelhutInstitute of Sport Science, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 145, 3013, Bern, Switzerland. sascha.ketelhut@unibe.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6875-9625
Valentin BenzingInstitute of Sport Science, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 145, 3013, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9940-5635
Cäcilia ZehnderInstitute of Sport Science, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 145, 3013, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7001-2184
Lauren AmorInstitute of Sport Science, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 145, 3013, Bern, Switzerland.
Yannik SchürchSwiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland.
Manuel BurgerAyun, Longevity Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland.
Stefan SchmidSchool of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5138-9800
Claudio R NiggInstitute of Sport Science, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 145, 3013, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2897-4689

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe study determined whether an exergame training (EXT) resulted in greater improvements in health-related outcomes compared to traditional moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT).

methodsIn total, 47 individuals (age 30±11 years) were randomized into an EXT (n = 24) and an MICT group (n = 23). Throughout the eight-week intervention period, the EXT group attended 20-30 min of EXT three times a week while the MICT group completed 20-45 min of MICT three times a week. Before and after the intervention, BMI, waist-to-height ratio, body fat (BF), resting heart rate (HR), root mean square of successive differences between normal heartbeats (RMSSD), standard deviation of all normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN), average time interval between consecutive R-waves (MeanRR), high-frequency power, low-frequency power, ratio of LF to HF power, enjoyment, systolic (SBP) as well as diastolic blood pressure, and peak oxygen consumption (VO

resultsThe analyses revealed main effects of time for BF, HR, RMSSD, SDNN, MeanRR, high-frequency power, and SBP (ps<.05). A main effect of group was found for enjoyment (p<.05) with higher values in the EXT group. Group-by-time interactions (ps<.05) were observed for HR, SBP, and VO

conclusionsThe EXT was more effective than the MICT in improving VO TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT05894031.

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Cardiorespiratory FitnessEndurance TrainingExerciseHemodynamicsVideo GamesAdultBlood PressureFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleOxygen ConsumptionBlood pressureEnjoymentHeart rate variabilityModerate-intensity continuous exerciseSerious gamesVO2peak

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PMID40067458
PMCPMC12227349

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