Comparing the Effects of Individual and Hybrid Recovery Methods on Performance, Fatigue, Sleep Quality, Mood, and Mental Well-Being in Young Male and Female Runners

Effects of Individual versus Hybrid Recovery Modalities on Behavioral Performance, Psychophysiological Fatigue, Sleep Architecture, Mood State Dynamics, and Mental Resilience in Youth Endurance Runners: A Sex-Stratified Randomized Longitudinal Crossover Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202605868226785

Enrollment

Registered

2026-05-29

Start date

2024-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Passive Recovery Control

Manual Massage

Intermittent Pneumatic Compression

Cold Water Immersion CWI

Hybrid Protocol

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current membership of the national junior squad No musculoskeletal injury or major medical condition for at least six months Training volume exceeding 70 km/week across at least 5 sessions per week At least 3 years of structured endurance training

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Use of anti-inflammatory or analgesic medication during any experimental period Reported contraindication to the recovery modalities Inability to complete all assessment sessions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Behavioral Performance time-trial completion	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Localized Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS).;Somatic perception of generalized fatigue.;Sleep Quality;Mental well-being and psychological resilience to training stress.;Autonomic nervous system recovery assessed via resting Heart Rate Variability / HRV metrics;Internal training load and session perceived exertion	—

Countries

Tunisia

Contacts

Public ContactMohamed Sami Zguira

Senior Lecturer Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax

sami.zguira@isseps.usf.tn+21622776775

Outcome results