Can Singing Evoke a Significant Cardiovascular Response on a Six-minute Treadmill Walk Test?: A Crossover Study

Chidozie  Emmanuel Mbada; Olakunle  Samuel Asogbon; Adekola  Babatunde Ademoyegun; Paul  Nlewedim Ikechukwu; Chizoba  Favour Igwe; Mary  Taiwo Omotosho; Stephen  Olusegun Titus

Authors

Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada
Olakunle Samuel Asogbon
Adekola Babatunde Ademoyegun Department of Physiotherapy, Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo
Paul Nlewedim Ikechukwu
Chizoba Favour Igwe
Mary Taiwo Omotosho
Stephen Olusegun Titus

Keywords:

six-minute treadmill walk test, cardiovascular parameters, singing, walk tests

Abstract

Objectives: This study compared the effects of the Six-minute Treadmill Walk Test (6MTWT) and Six-Minute Treadmill Sing Walk Test (6MTSWT) on cardiovascular parameters.

Study design: Crossover study.

Setting: Undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Subjects: Thirty-five healthy individuals.

Methods: The participants performed both the 6MTWT and the 6MTSWT in random order with a 10-minute rest interval between. The 6MTSWT was the same as the 6MTWT with the exception that the participants were required while walking to sing along to a popular local song rendered at 80 beats per minute through a headset and synchronized to the treadmill speed. Pre-and-post-walk systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse rate (PR), rate of perceived exertion (RPE), and rate pressure product (RPP) were recorded.

Results: Each test resulted in a significant difference in SBP, RPP, and RPE (p < 0.05). There were also significant differences between the groups in mean change of PR with 6MTWT and 6MTSWT (2.37±3.90 vs. 0.54±3.24; t= 2.133; p = 0.037, respectively) and RPP (776.80±602.24 vs. 483.86±399.28; t = 2.398; p = 0.019, respectively).

Conclusions: Slow-tempo singing decreases PR and RPP significantly during 6MTWT among healthy young individuals.

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