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Effects of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression on Recovery of Cyclists

Effects of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression on the Recovery of High-level Cyclists

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06815640
Enrollment
21
Registered
2025-02-07
Start date
2025-02-15
Completion date
2025-07-12
Last updated
2025-07-30

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Conditions

Recovery

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
Lead SponsorOTHER

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

MeasureTime frameDescription
Muscle sorenessBaseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hoursMuscle soreness will be assessed using the likert scale of muscle soreness (ranging from 0 to 6)
Creatine KinaseBaseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hoursCreatine kinase will be assessed

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Isometric knee extension srengthBaseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hoursIsometric Knee extension exercise will be assessed
Percieved fatigueBaseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hoursLikert scale of percieved fatigue (ranging from 0 to 10)
Low frequency fatigue - Myocece Powerdex scoreBaseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hoursLow frequency fatigue will be assessed using Myocene
Perceived recoveryBaseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hoursTotal quality recovery scale will be used
Nutritional diariesBaseline, post 24 hours, and post 48 hoursParticipants 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 hoursSleep quality and quantity will be assessed using a questionnaire, based on the consensus sleep diary
4 min time trial24 hours post interventionA 4 minute time trial will be conducted at the 24th hour post-intervention.

Countries

Portugal

Outcome results

None listed

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