Healthy participants with fatigue after moderate-intensity exercise Other
Conditions
Interventions
The study used a crossover design in which all subjects received both the hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) intervention and air placebo following with an interval of 1 week. The subjects were randomly assigned
Sponsors
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
20 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy male university students who exercised regularly
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participant had difficulty relieving pressure in their ears (which precludes or makes HBO treatment difficult) 2. Claustrophobia 3. Congenital pulmonary cysts 4. Asthma 5. History of pneumothorax or heart disease 6. Experienced heart palpitations, precordial pain, or tachycardia during the previous year
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Whole-body fatigue and leg fatigue were measured using the visual analogue score (VAS) at pre-exercise (test 1), post-exercise (test 2), post-intervention (test 3), 1.5 h post-intervention (test 4), and 24 hours post-intervention (test 5). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle fatigue, inflammation, and the immune system assessed using blood tests at pre-exercise (test 1), post-exercise (test 2), post-intervention (test 3), 1.5 h post-intervention (test 4), and 24 hours post-intervention (test 5). | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKazuyoshi Yagishita
Outcome results
None listed