Effects of Contemporary Cycling Saddle Designs on Penile Transcutaneus Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Levels in Elite Road Cyclists Riding on a Stationary Trainer

Summary

Aim of this research is to compare novel 3D printed cycling saddle with the bestselling saddles from two major cycling manufacturers in terms of effects on penile blood gasses and update these findings on current style of racing cycling saddles.

Conditions

• Healthy
• Cyclists
• Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous
• Penile Numbness

Interventions

DEVICE

Biothesiometry

Biothesiometry using Biothesiometer (Bio Medical Instrument Co, Ohio, United States of America), placed on glans penis and second finger of nondominant hand.

DEVICE

Transcutaneous blood gas monitoring

Penile oxygen pressure using TCM5 Flex and tc84 electrode (Radiometer Medical ApS, Brønshøj, Denmark) placed on glans penis.

DEVICE

Cycling on a home trainer

Riding a static bike Wahoo Bike (Wahoo Fitness LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America) for 3x 10 minutes in Zone 3 (Andy Coggan methodology) calculated from each individual subjects self reported Functional Threshold Power.

DEVICE

Bike Fitting

Setting standardized posture of the rider on the bike using Retül technology (Retül, Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., Boulder, Colorado, United States of America)

DEVICE

Heart rate monitoring

Measuring heart rate using Wahoo TICKR chest strap (Wahoo Fitness LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America)

DEVICE

Velomotrik smart cover BT

Saddle pressure measurement, mean and max saddle pressure, saddle pressure distribution. (Velometrik GmbH, Neukieritzsch, Germany).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Milan Martínek

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Milan Martínek, Mgr., Ph.D. · Charles University, Czech Republic

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

45 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-04-21

Primary Completion

2023-05-14

Completion

2023-05-14

Countries

• Czechia

Study Locations