Sports Physical Therapy
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to assess the recovery kinetics following an exercise-induced muscle damage activity (using flywheel) on active healthy university students. The main questions are: \- Is intermittent pneumatic compression superior to a placebo recovering from EIMD? Participants will perform a fatiguing protocol using flywheel and recover with either intermittent pneumatic compression or with a placebo treatment (micro-current treatment, but the device turned off). They will perform several performance tests before, following the recovery period, and at the 24h and 48h following the intervention
Interventions
OTHERintermittent pneumatic compression protocol
A 30 min IPC protocol at about 200mmHg
OTHERPlacebo treatment
The electrodes of an electrostimulation device (SP 4.0, Compex, Guildford, United Kingdom) will be positioned on participants' quadriceps. Participants will be informed that they are engaging an innovative microcurrent treatment. This procedure will last for 30 min.
Sponsors
University of Maia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 27 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* To be eligible for participating in this study, participants should not have been recently injured, and should engage physical activity regularly (\>3 times/week).
Exclusion criteria
* Inactive participants * Younger than 18 years old or older than 27 years old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maximal voluntary contraction (knee extension) | 10 minutes before the fatigue protocol, following the recovery protocol (30 minutes post), 24 hours and 48 hours post intervention | Measures of isometric strength |
| Countermovement jump | 10 minutes before the fatigue protocol, following the recovery protocol (30 minutes post), 24 hours and 48 hours post intervention | Jump height |
| Broad Jump | 10 minutes before the fatigue protocol, following the recovery protocol (30 minutes post), 24 hours and 48 hours post intervention | Horizontal jump |
| Soreness scale | 10 minutes before the fatigue protocol, following the recovery protocol (30 minutes post), 24 hours and 48 hours post intervention | Likert scale of muscle soreness - the scale ranges from from 0 (a complete absence of soreness) to 6 (a severe pain that limits the ability to move) |
Countries
Portugal
Outcome results
None listed