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The Energy Cost of 1-Hour Football Training

Energy Expenditure Induced by Football Training in Overweight Middle-aged Males

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06477705
Acronym
FAM
Enrollment
20
Registered
2024-06-27
Start date
2024-06-23
Completion date
2024-07-08
Last updated
2024-07-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Body Composition, Energy Expenditure, Overweight and Obesity, Resting Metabolic Rate

Keywords

Football training, Energy Expenditure, Oxygen consumption, Blood lactate, Metabolic Syndrome

Brief summary

This study aims at investigating the energy expenditure following a single Football trainning session in middle aged males. The participants will perform a soccer training session \[A single training session including 60 minutes of warm up, soccer technical exercises and small-sided game\] and a cotrol trial (No intervention included, only daily measurements) in randomized, repeated measures, crossover design.

Detailed description

Football is an intermittent sport with frequent activity changes and a high number of explosive movements. As a result, both mitochondrial and the non-mitochondrial energy sources (phosphagens, lactic acid system) are heavily utilized during football practice and games, which may contribute to the rise of oxygen consumption following exercise (EPOC) compared with cardiovascular-type exercise, where VO2 can reach a steady state.However, it is observed that there is a methodological limitation in the determination of total energy expenditure during and after football training and specifically in overwight middle-aged participans with metabolic syndrome. Twenty overweight middle-aged males with mtabolic syndrome will perform a soccer training session \[A single training session including 60 minutes of warm up, soccer technical exercises and small-sided game\] and a cotrol trial (No intervention included, only daily measurements) in randomized, repeated measures, crossover design. Anthropometric, biochmeistry indicators, metabolic, blood pressure, physical activity and performance measurements will be measured at baseline. Global positoning system and accelerometry devices will be used to measure the distance and intensity of football trianing. The metabolic cost will be estimated from heart rate, blood lactate, resting oxygen uptake, exercise oxygen uptake, and excess post-exercise oxygen consumption measurements using a portable gas analyzer.

Interventions

OTHERFAM

Participants will perform a recreational Football Training session for 60 minutes. The training will include the warm-up, soccer technical exercises and a small-side game

Sponsors

University of Thessaly
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
40 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Free of musculoskeletal injuries * No use of ergogenic supplements or medication * Free of chronic diseases * age of 40-60 years * BMI\>25 * Metabolic syndrome

Exclusion criteria

* Musculoskeletal injury * Use of alcohol, caffeine and any type of ergogenic supplements or medication during the course of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in exercise-induced energy expenditureAt pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)Exercise energy expenditure (kcal) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system
Change in excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)At post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)EPOC (kcal) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system
Change in blood lactate concentration (BLa)At pre- and post-exercise session (single bout) at 3 minutes post-exerciseBLa (mmol/L) concentration will be measured in a microphotometer with commercially available kits.
Change in heart rateAt pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)Heart rate (bpm) will be measured with a wearable heart rate monitor
Change in perceived exertionAt pre-exercise and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) will be measured with the Borg scale (0-10)
Respiratory Exchange Ratio (RER)At pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)Respiratory Exchange Ratio (RER) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system
Breath Frequency (BF)At pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)Breath Frequency (BF) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Rest Heart RateAt baselineThe rest heart rate will be estimated using a heart rate monitor
Body weightAt baselineBody weight will be measured on a beam balance with stadiometer
Body heightAt baselineBody height will be measured on a beam balance with stadiometer
Body mass index (BMI)At baselineBMI will be calculated using the Quetelet's equation
Waist circumference (WC)At baselineWC (cm) will be measured using a Gullick II tape
Hip circumference (HC)At baselineHC (cm) will be measured using a Gullick II tape
Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)At baselineWHR will be calculated by dividing the waist by the hip measurement
Resting metabolic rate (RMR)At baselineRMR (kcal) will be measured using a portable open-circuit indirect calorimeter with a ventilated hood system
Body fat (BF)At baselineBody fat (%) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Fat mass (FM)At baselineFM (kg) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Fat-free mass (FFM)At baselineFFM (kg) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Bone mass densityAt baselineBone mass density will be measured by using Dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry
Bone mass contentAt baselineBone mass content will be measured by using Dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry
Peak Maximal oxygen consumption (Peak VO2)At baselinePeak VO2 will be estimated by open circuit spirometry via breath by breath method
Dietary intakeAt baselineDietary intake will be assesed over a 7-day period using diet recalls
Field activity during the soccer training[Time Frame: During the 60 minutes soccer training (ST) session (72 hours after baseline measurements)The field activity will be continuously monitored during the soccer training using global positioning system (GPS)
Systolic Blood PressureAt baselineSystolic Blood Pressure will be examined using sphygmomanometer
Dystolic Blood PressureAt baselineDystolic Blood Pressure will be examined using sphygmomanometer

Countries

Greece

Contacts

Primary ContactIoannis G Fatouros, Prof
ifatouros@.pe.uth.gr+30 24310 47047
Backup ContactAthanasios Z Jamurtas, Prof
ajamurt@pe.uth.gr+30 24310 47054

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026