Investigating Muscle Repair in Response to Icing Therapy Post Eccentric Muscle Damage Exercise
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Brief Summary
The purpose of our research is to investigate the effects of applying cold therapy, or "icing," to injured muscles in terms of strength recovery and muscle soreness amelioration following unaccustomed exercise.
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Started Oct 2014
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 29, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 31, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2015
CompletedOctober 31, 2014
October 1, 2014
6 months
October 29, 2014
October 30, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Peak torque strength measures determined using the CYBEX-NORM Testing and Rehabilitation System
Within 7 days post eccentric muscle damage
Delayed onset muscle soreness determined using the VAS scale of perceived muscle soreness
Within 7 days post eccentric muscle damage
Study Arms (3)
Control Group
ACTIVE COMPARATORWill perform the eccentric muscle damage exercise and will not perform any icing interventions post damage. These participants will be the control group.
Icing Protocol 1
EXPERIMENTALWill perform the eccentric muscle damage exercise and will begin the icing intervention immediately after the muscle damage. The icing protocol will be icing the elbow flexor muscles for 10 minutes with a cold pack followed by 10 minutes with no icing and another 10 minutes of elbow flexor muscle icing. The participants will perform this protocol every day at approximately the same time for the duration of the study.
Icing Protocol 2
EXPERIMENTALWill perform the eccentric muscle damage exercise and will begin the icing intervention 6 hours post muscle damage. The icing protocol will be icing the elbow flexor muscles for 10 minutes with a cold pack followed by 10 minutes with no icing and another 10 minutes of elbow flexor muscle icing. The participants will perform this protocol every day at approximately the same time for the duration of the study.
Interventions
Participants will be randomly assigned into 3 experimental groups. Icing Protocol 1 has participants apply cold packs under the supervision of the principal investigators to their elbow flexor region for 10 minutes on, 10 minutes off, followed by an additional 10 minutes on, starting at time 0. Icing Protocol 2 follows the same procedure but it begins 6 hours after the participant has completed their eccentric muscle damaging exercise and is to be done at home without the supervision of the principal investigators. Both protocols require the participants to repeat their icing procedures every 24 hours until their involvement with the study is finished, which is 7 days in duration. The third experimental group is the control group and will not participate in an icing therapy during the duration of the study.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Healthy students attending Wilfrid Laurier University with no previous history of upper body muscle damage and live in close proximity to the University so they can attend all lab sessions. Ideally they have not performed any upper body resistance training within the last 4 months.
You may not qualify if:
- Previous history of muscle, joint, or ligament injuries in the surrounding area of their dominant are elbow flexor region.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5, Canada
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Peter Tiidus, PhD
Wilfrid Laurier University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Undergraduate Student
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 29, 2014
First Posted
October 31, 2014
Study Start
October 1, 2014
Primary Completion
April 1, 2015
Study Completion
April 1, 2015
Last Updated
October 31, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-10