Exercise Recovery
Conditions
Keywords
TECAR therapy, Post-exercise recovery, Preconditioning
Brief summary
TECAR therapy (Transfer of Energy Capacitive and Resistive) is a type of diathermy that uses radiant energy to generate endogenous heat. However, to the date there are no studies investigating the effects of TECAR therapy on exercise preconditioning and post-exercise recovery in humans. Therefore, the aim of this project is to assess the effects of different treatment protocols of TECAR therapy on. exercise preconditioning and post-exercise recovery in humans
Detailed description
Fifty male healthy volunteers will be enrolled in a randomized, double-blind (participants and assessors), controlled trial. Volunteers will be allocated in 5 groups of 10 participants each: 1 - Sham-control (fake intervention - massaging with one of the Human TECAR probes with the device turned off before or after the eccentric exercise protocol depending on randomization); 2 - Capacitive mode before exercise (preconditioning); 3 - Resistive mode before exercise (preconditioning); 4 - Capacitive mode after exercise (recovery); and 5 - Resistive mode after exercise (recovery). The treatment target will be the knee extensors muscles (quadriceps). A standardized knee extension eccentric exercise protocol performed in the isokinetic dynamometer (Biodex System 4) will be used in order to exercise induce skeletal muscle fatigue and damage. Volunteers will be treated with Human TECAR in a single treatment session, with 10 minutes length, that will be carried out immediately before or immediately after the exercise protocol according to the randomization.
Interventions
DEVICESham Comparator
Massaging the quadriceps with one of the Human TECAR probes with the device turned off for 10 minutes
DEVICECapacitive mode before
Capacitive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes
DEVICEResistive mode before
Resistive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes
DEVICECapacitive mode after
Capacitive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes
DEVICEResistive mode after
Resistive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes
Sponsors
University of Nove de Julho
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Physically active male participants; * Do not present a history of musculoskeletal injury in the regions of the hips, knees and calves in the month preceding the study; * Are not using pharmacological agents; * Voluntarily commit to participate in all stages of the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Present musculoskeletal or joint injuries during data collection; * Present history of musculoskeletal injury in the regions of the hips, knees and calves in the month preceding the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in muscle strength | 48 hours after eccentric exercise | The muscle strength will be measured through isokinetic dynamometry |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in CK activity | 5 minutes after the treatment, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol | The CK activity will be analyzed from the blood samples collected from the participants through biochemical analysis and using specific reagent kits. |
| Delayed onset muscle soreness - DOMS | 5 minutes after the treatment, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol | DOMS will be assessed through the VAS scale |
| Temperature | 5 minutes after the treatment, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol | Thigh temperature will be assessed through Thermography using the WellVu camera. |
| Change in muscle strength | 5 minutes after the treatment, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol | The muscle strength will be measured through isokinetic dynamometry |
| Muscular blood flow | 5 minutes after the treatment, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol | It will be measured analyzing total hemoglobin in muscle tissue using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) |
| Muscular effort perception | 5 minutes after the treatment, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol | The CR-100 Effort Perception Scale will be used |
| Participant satisfaction with the treatment | 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol | The Likert scale will be used |
| Muscular oxygen saturation index | 5 minutes after the treatment, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol | It will be measured using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed