TY - JOUR

T1 - Reducing fatigue following acquired brain injury

T2 - A feasibility study of high intensity interval training for young adults

AU - Dornonville de la Cour, Frederik Lehman

AU - Bærentzen, Michelle Barner

AU - Forchhammer, Birgitte

AU - Tibæk, Sigrid

AU - Norup, Anne

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - The aim was to evaluate feasibility of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in fatigued adults (20–40 years old) with acquired brain injury (ABI). A prospective pre-post single-arm intervention trial was conducted, including 6–8 months follow-up assessment and interview. Intervention was 18 sessions of intermittent exercise on a cycle ergometer over six weeks. Six out of ten participants without motor impairments completed the intervention (all females, mean age = 30.2 years, months post-injury = 22). On average, participants attended 88% of sessions and achieved high intensity (93% of max heart rate). VO2max improved by 0.53 l/min (SD = 0.29), and participants continued exercising post-intervention. All participants were satisfied with HIIT, were more inclined to exercise, and reported positive effects of exercising for self-management of fatigue. Three sessions a week were demanding to some participants. Findings support feasibility of HIIT as a promising intervention for young adults with post-ABI fatigue.

AB - The aim was to evaluate feasibility of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in fatigued adults (20–40 years old) with acquired brain injury (ABI). A prospective pre-post single-arm intervention trial was conducted, including 6–8 months follow-up assessment and interview. Intervention was 18 sessions of intermittent exercise on a cycle ergometer over six weeks. Six out of ten participants without motor impairments completed the intervention (all females, mean age = 30.2 years, months post-injury = 22). On average, participants attended 88% of sessions and achieved high intensity (93% of max heart rate). VO2max improved by 0.53 l/min (SD = 0.29), and participants continued exercising post-intervention. All participants were satisfied with HIIT, were more inclined to exercise, and reported positive effects of exercising for self-management of fatigue. Three sessions a week were demanding to some participants. Findings support feasibility of HIIT as a promising intervention for young adults with post-ABI fatigue.

KW - Acquired brain injury

KW - exercise

KW - fatigue

KW - HIIT

KW - young adults

U2 - 10.1080/17518423.2022.2052374

DO - 10.1080/17518423.2022.2052374

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 35343359

AN - SCOPUS:85127264861

VL - 25

SP - 349

EP - 360

JO - Developmental Neurorehabilitation

JF - Developmental Neurorehabilitation

SN - 1751-8423

IS - 5

ER -