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ArticleExperimental physiology2026

Physiological evaluation of the Calgary adapted aRm ergometer (CARE) concussion exertion test in adolescent athletes: A repeated-measures observational study.

Joshua J Burkart, Matthew G Neill, Jean-Michel Galarneau, Tegan Wilder, Sarah Johns, Joseph Carere, John J Leddy, Mohammad N Haider, William M Adams, Cheri Blauwet and 3 more

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Article in Experimental physiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Joshua J BurkartCerebrovascular Concussion Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2142-7669
Matthew G NeillCerebrovascular Concussion Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5397-208X
Jean-Michel GalarneauSport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Tegan WilderCerebrovascular Concussion Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Sarah JohnsCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8480-1014
Joseph CarereCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
John J LeddyUBMD Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Mohammad N HaiderUBMD Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
William M AdamsAdams Sports Medicine Consulting LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
Cheri BlauwetDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Chantel T DebertHotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Carolyn A EmerySport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Jonathan D SmirlCerebrovascular Concussion Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Funding

Brain Changes InitiativeBranch Out Neurological FoundationCIHRFoundation Brain CanadaHotchkiss Brain Institute, University of CalgaryNational Football League Play Smart Play Safe ProgramNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada CGSD3-559333-2021Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2020-04057University of Calgary, Faculty of Kinesiology
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exertion testing helps inform exercise prescription during concussion recovery. The Calgary Adapted aRm Ergometer (CARE) test, developed as the first upper-body specific exertion test, aims to improve accessibility and inclusivity in concussion care. While initial development was conducted in adults, its applicability in adolescents remains unknown. This study compared physiological responses between the CARE test and the Calgary Concussion Cycle Test (CCCT) in non-disabled adolescent male and female athletes. Fifteen females and fifteen males (aged 14-17) performed CARE and CCCT to volitional fatigue. Response differences, Bland-Altman plots, effect sizes, intraclass correlation and moderation by sex for heart rate (HR), middle cerebral artery velocity (MCAv), volume of oxygen consumption (

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adolescencearm crank ergometryexercise is medicineexertion testingsport‐related concussiontranscranial doppler ultrasound

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PMID42425140
PMCPMC13394809

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