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Bouillod A, Soto-Romero G, Grappe F, Bertucci W, Brunet E, Cassirame J. Caveats and Recommendations to Assess the Validity and Reliability of Cycling Power Meters: A Systematic Scoping Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:s22010386. [PMID: 35009945 PMCID: PMC8749704 DOI: 10.3390/s22010386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A large number of power meters have become commercially available during the last decades to provide power output (PO) measurement. Some of these power meters were evaluated for validity in the literature. This study aimed to perform a review of the available literature on the validity of cycling power meters. PubMed, SPORTDiscus, and Google Scholar have been explored with PRISMA methodology. A total of 74 studies have been extracted for the reviewing process. Validity is a general quality of the measurement determined by the assessment of different metrological properties: Accuracy, sensitivity, repeatability, reproducibility, and robustness. Accuracy was most often studied from the metrological property (74 studies). Reproducibility was the second most studied (40 studies) property. Finally, repeatability, sensitivity, and robustness were considerably less studied with only 7, 5, and 5 studies, respectively. The SRM power meter is the most used as a gold standard in the studies. Moreover, the number of participants was very different among them, from 0 (when using a calibration rig) to 56 participants. The PO tested was up to 1700 W, whereas the pedalling cadence ranged between 40 and 180 rpm, including submaximal and maximal exercises. Other exercise conditions were tested, such as torque, position, temperature, and vibrations. This review provides some caveats and recommendations when testing the validity of a cycling power meter, including all of the metrological properties (accuracy, sensitivity, repeatability, reproducibility, and robustness) and some exercise conditions (PO range, sprint, pedalling cadence, torque, position, participant, temperature, vibration, and field test).
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Affiliation(s)
- Anthony Bouillod
- EA4660, C3S Health-Sport Department, Sports University, 25000 Besancon, France; (A.B.); (F.G.)
- French Cycling Federation, 78180 Saint Quentin, France;
- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 31000 Toulouse, France;
- Professional Cycling Team FDJ, 77230 Moussy-le-Vieux, France
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- EA4660, C3S Health-Sport Department, Sports University, 25000 Besancon, France; (A.B.); (F.G.)
- Professional Cycling Team FDJ, 77230 Moussy-le-Vieux, France
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- EA7507, Laboratoire Performance, Santé, Métrologie, Société, 51100 Reims, France;
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- EA4660, C3S Health-Sport Department, Sports University, 25000 Besancon, France; (A.B.); (F.G.)
- EA7507, Laboratoire Performance, Santé, Métrologie, Société, 51100 Reims, France;
- Mtraining, R&D Division, 25480 Ecole Valentin, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-6-8781-8295
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Pritchard A, Burns P, Correia J, Jamieson P, Moxon P, Purvis J, Thomas M, Tighe H, Sylvester KP. ARTP statement on cardiopulmonary exercise testing 2021. BMJ Open Respir Res 2021; 8:e001121. [PMID: 34782330 PMCID: PMC8593741 DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2021-001121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) has become an invaluable tool in healthcare, improving the diagnosis of disease and the quality, efficacy, assessment and safety of treatment across a range of pathologies. CPET's superior ability to measure the global exercise response of the respiratory, cardiovascular and skeletal muscle systems simultaneously in a time and cost-efficient manner has led to the application of CPET in a range of settings from diagnosis of disease to preoperative assessment. The Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology Statement on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing 2021 provides the practitioner and scientist with an outstanding resource to support and enhance practice, from equipment to testing to leadership, helping them deliver a quality assured service for the benefit of all patient groups.
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- Andrew Pritchard
- Respiratory Centre, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK
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- Respiratory and Sleep Physiology Department, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Respiratory Centre, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK
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- Cardio-Respiratory Department, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, UK
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- Respiratory Physiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Respiratory Physiology, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
- Respiratory Physiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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Jeker D, Gosselin J, Drouet JM, Goulet EDB. Validity and Reliability of the Computrainer Lab™ During Simulated 40 and 100 km Time-Trials. Front Sports Act Living 2021; 3:735046. [PMID: 34541524 PMCID: PMC8440792 DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2021.735046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The validity and reliability of the Computrainer Lab™ (CT) was assessed, for the first time, using a high-precision motor-driven calibration rig during simulated variable intensity 40 and 100 km time-trials (TTs). The load patterns imposed by the CT were designed from previously published studies in trained cyclists and included multiple 1 or 4 km bursts in power output. For the 40 and 100 km TTs, cluster-based analyses revealed a mean measurement error from the true workload of respectively 0.7 and 0.9%. However, measurement errors were dependent upon the workload variations, fluctuating from 0.2 to 5.1%. Average biases between repeated trials were contained within ± 1.1% for both TTs. In conclusion, using 40 and 100 km TTs containing 1 or 4 km bursts in power output, the present results indicate that (1) the CT can reliably be used by scientists to determine differences between research interventions; (2) the CT provides valid results of power output when data are being analyzed as a whole to derive one mean value of power output and; (3) variations in workload make it difficult to determine at any one time the veracity of the true power output produced by the athlete.
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- David Jeker
- Department of Kinanthropology, Faculty of Physical Activity Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Department of Kinanthropology, Faculty of Physical Activity Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- VÉLUS Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Department of Kinanthropology, Faculty of Physical Activity Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.,Research Centre on Aging, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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de Klerk R, Vegter RJK, Goosey-Tolfrey VL, Mason BS, Lenton JP, Veeger DHEJ, van der Woude LHV. Measuring Handrim Wheelchair Propulsion in the Lab: A Critical Analysis of Stationary Ergometers. IEEE Rev Biomed Eng 2020; 13:199-211. [DOI: 10.1109/rbme.2019.2942763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Clark IE, Gartner HE, Williams JL, Pettitt RW. Validity of the 3-Minute All-Out Exercise Test on the CompuTrainer. J Strength Cond Res 2016; 30:825-9. [PMID: 26340469 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000001169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The 3-minute all-out exercise test (3MT) has emerged as a useful procedure for identifying critical power (CP) and the finite work capacity above CP (W') within a single visit. The CP concept enables for the prediction of exhaustive time limits (T(LIMs)) for a wide range of severe intensity power outputs and is a method for prescribing high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Road cyclists often use the CompuTrainer for indoor HIIT. The purpose of this study was to validate the 3MT for use on the CompuTrainer. On 4 separate visits, 10 competitive cyclists performed a 3MT, and three separate constant-load bouts projected to yield exhaustive T(LIMs) of 3, 6, and 9 minutes, respectively, using the Computrainer. Actual CP and W' were calculated using the linear work-time (W-t) and power-inverse time (1/t) models. The results for CP (W) from the 3MT (215 ± 40), the W-t model (212 ± 36), and the 1/t model (213 ± 36) did not differ (F = 2.96, p = 0.11, η2(p) = 0.43). Similarly, the results for W' (kJ) for the 3MT (11.2 ± 4.0), the W-t model (12.1 ± 6.5), and the 1/s model (11.7 ± 6.3) did not differ (F = 2.40, p = 0.15, η2(p) = 0.375). We conclude that use of the 3MT and the CP concept for performance assessment and HIIT prescription on the CompuTrainer is a valid procedure.
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- Ida E Clark
- 1Viola Holbrook Human Performance Research Laboratory, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota; and 2Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
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Haakonssen EC, Martin DT, Burke LM, Jenkins DG. Energy expenditure of constant- and variable-intensity cycling: power meter estimates. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2014; 45:1833-40. [PMID: 23470312 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31828e18e6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The objective of this study is to compare the effects of constant- and variable-intensity cycling on gross efficiency (GE) and to compare estimates of energy expenditure (EE) made using indirect calorimetry (CAL) with estimates derived from commercially available power meters. METHODS Nine national team female road cyclists completed a GE test (GEtest = 4 min at approximately 45%, approximately 55%, approximately 65%, and approximately 75% maximal aerobic power (MAP)) before and after 10.5 min of either constant- (CON)- or variable- (VAR)-intensity cycling averaging approximately 55% MAP. GE measured before, after, and during CON and VAR cycling was compared. Total EE (kJ) for 10.5 min of VAR cycling was estimated using indirect CAL and compared with estimates on the basis of mechanical power [Schoberer Rad Messtechnik (SRM)] using the group mean GE, each athlete's mean GE, and each athlete's power to GE regression. RESULTS There was no effect of VAR on GEtests (P = 0.74). GE reduced from 19.1% ± 0.4% (mean ± SE) during the pretrial GEtests to 18.7% ± 0.4% during the posttrial GEtests (P < 0.05) in both conditions. Differences in GE (mean ± SD) measured during CON (18.4% ± 1.6%) and VAR cycling (18.6% ± 1.1%) were trivial (P = 0.28). SRM-based estimates of EE were most accurate when using individual athlete's power GE regression using Pre- and Post-VAR GEtest data combined (Δ(Equation is included in full-text article.)(%) ± 90% CI, 0.3 ± 0.8; R 0.98, P <0.001). Group mean estimates were within approximately 1% of CAL, although individual errors were approximately 11%. CONCLUSION Findings support the use of calibrated power meters for estimating cycling EE. For trained female road cyclists, total mechanical work (kJ) multiplied by 5.3 (GE = 19%) provides a valid estimation of total EE during variable-intensity cycling <75% MAP, although determining each athlete's GE improves accuracy greatly.
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Peveler WW. The Accuracy of Simulated Indoor Time Trials Utilizing a CompuTrainer and GPS Data. J Strength Cond Res 2013; 27:2823-7. [DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0b013e318280ce76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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