ObjectivesTo assess if nutritional interventions informed by indirect calorimetry (IC), compared to predictive equations, show greater improvements in achieving weight goals, muscle mass, strength, physical and functional performance.DesignQuasi-experimental study.Setting and ParticipantsGeriatric rehabilitation inpatients referred to dietitian.Intervention and MeasurementsPatients were allocated based on admission ward to either the IC or equation (EQ) group. Measured resting metabolic rate (RMR) by IC was communicated to the treating dietitian for the IC group but concealed for the EQ group. Achieving weight goals was determined by comparing individualised weight goals with weight changes from inclusion to discharge (weight gain/loss: >2% change, maintenance: ≤2%). Muscle mass, strength, physical and functional performance were assessed at admission and discharge. Food intake was assessed twice over three-days at inclusion and before discharge using plate waste observation.ResultsFifty-three patients were included (IC n=22; EQ n=31; age: 84.3±8.4 years). The measured RMR was lower than the estimated RMR within both groups [mean difference IC −282 (95%CI −490;−203), EQ −273 (−381;−42) kcal/day)] and comparable between-groups (median IC 1271 [interquartile range 1111;1446] versus EQ 1302 [1135;1397] kcal/day, p=0.800). Energy targets in the IC group were lower than the EQ group [mean difference −317 (95%CI −479;−155) kcal/day]. There were no between-group differences in energy intake, achieving weight goals, changes in muscle mass, strength, physical and functional performance.ConclusionsIn geriatric rehabilitation inpatients, nutritional interventions informed by IC compared to predictive equations showed no greater improvement in achieving weight goals, muscle mass, strength, physical and functional performance. IC facilitates more accurate determination of energy targets in this population. However, evidence for the potential benefits of its use in nutrition interventions was limited by a lack of agreement between patients’ energy intake and energy targets.
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Achtergrond - De progressie van knieartrose lijkt gerelateerd te zijn aan een hoog extern knieadductiemoment (EKAM), dat gereduceerd kan worden door een aangepast gangpatroon. Doel - Ten eerste is onderzocht welke van vier loopstrategieën het EKAM maximaal verlaagt ten opzichte van comfortabel gaan. Vervolgens is vastgesteld of een maximale EKAM-verlaging altijd wordt gerealiseerd door dezelfde loopstrategie, en of dit kan worden verklaard op basis van de mate waarin de houdingsaanpassing plaatsvindt. Methode - Bij 37 gezonde proefpersonen werd een 3D-ganganalyse gedaan. Na het registreren van het normale gangpatroon werden vier loopstrategieën geïnstrueerd en geregistreerd (Trunk Lean [TL], Medial Thrust [MT], Reduced Vertical Acceleration [RVA] en Toe Out [TO]). Het EKAM en diverse strategiespecifieke kinematica werden berekend voor alle condities. Resultaten - Alle loopstrategieën reduceerden de algehele piek van het EKAM. Hierbij bleken TL en MT de EKAM-piek het meest te reduceren, respectievelijk -35% en -30%. Ook de EKAM-impuls was significant verlaagd door deze strategieën. TO reduceerde de EKAM-puls in de late standfase significant. Er waren duidelijke individuele verschillen zichtbaar. MT verlaagde het EKAM het meest in 43% van de deelnemers, terwijl bij 49% van de deelnemers TL tot de meeste reductie leidde. Hoewel de instructies in beide groepen leidden tot vergelijkbare aanpassing van de kinematica, was de reductie van het EKAM bij uitvoering van dezelfde strategie significant verschillend tussen deze twee groepen. Interpretatie - Hoewel TL en MT het meest effectief waren om het EKAM te reduceren, lijkt individuele selectie van de meest optimale loopstrategie essentieel.
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Within this study the aim is to measure running workload and relevant running technique key points on varying cadence in recreational runners using a custom build sensor system ‘Nodes’. Seven participants ran on a treadmill at a self-chosen comfortable speed. Cadence was randomly guided by a metronome using 92%, 96%, 100%, 104%, and 108% of the preferred cadence in 2-min trials. Workload was measured by collecting the heart rate and the rating of perceived exertion (RPE 1 to 10) scores. Heart rate data shows that the 100% cadence trial was most economical with a relative heart rate of 99.2%. The 108% cadence trial had the lowest relative RPE score with 96.2%. The sample rate of the Nodes system during this experiment was too low to analyze the key points. Three requirements are proposed for the further engineering of a wearable running system, (i) sampling frequency of minimal 50 Hz, (ii) step-by-step analysis, and (iii) collecting workload in the heart rate and RPE.
