Recovery
Conditions
Keywords
sports, compression, recovery, cycling
Brief summary
This study aims to assess the recovery kinetics of road cyclists following a fatigue protocol (30 time trial).
Interventions
OTHERrecovery
Fatigue protocol
Sponsors
University of Maia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Road cyclists competing nationally
Exclusion criteria
* Injured athletes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle soreness | Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours | Muscle soreness will be assessed using the likert scale of muscle soreness (ranging from 0 to 6) |
| Creatine Kinase | Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours | Creatine kinase will be assessed |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isometric knee extension srength | Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours | Isometric Knee extension exercise will be assessed |
| Percieved fatigue | Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours | Likert scale of percieved fatigue (ranging from 0 to 10) |
| Low frequency fatigue - Myocece Powerdex score | Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours | Low frequency fatigue will be assessed using Myocene |
| Perceived recovery | Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours | Total quality recovery scale will be used |
| Nutritional diaries | Baseline, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours | Participants will be asked about their nutritional intake during the timecourse of the assessments |
| Sleep questionnaires (consensus sleep diary) | Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours | Sleep quality and quantity will be assessed using a questionnaire, based on the consensus sleep diary |
| 4 min time trial | 24 hours post intervention | A 4 minute time trial will be conducted at the 24th hour post-intervention. |
Countries
Portugal
Outcome results
None listed