Exercise-related muscular injury Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
41 participants were recruited between June 2014 and December 2015 and were divided into study group and control group with 20 and 21 participants. All the participants received either HBOT or placebo
Sponsors
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 20 years or older 2. Diagnosed with prolonged (more than 2 weeks) exercise-induced muscular soreness or pain with grade I muscle strain of the extremities 3. Currently under intensive and regular baseball training or regular baseball season
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pneumothorax 2. Upper respiratory tract infection 3. Recently received chest or ear surgery 4. Claustrophobic
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) 2. Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) 3. Serum myoglobin 4. Blood urine nitrogen (BUN) 5. Serum lactate Data were collected before the treatment (T1), end of 5th HBOT (T2), end of 10th HBOT (T3), and 2 weeks after the 10th HBOT (T4). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pain intensity assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory before the treatment (T1), end of 5th HBOT (T2), end of 10th HBOT (T3), and 2 weeks after the 10th HBOT (T4) 2. Pain interference assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory before the treatment (T1), end of 5th HBOT (T2), end of 10th HBOT (T3), and 2 weeks after the 10th HBOT (T4) | — |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Public ContactWen-Yi Chou
Outcome results
None listed