The Effects of Vibration Therapy as a Recovery Tool After Intense Exercise
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interventional
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Brief Summary
High intensity exercise can lead to muscle damage, resulting in muscle soreness, swelling and reduction in muscle strength. If the recovery is not sufficient or efficient it can increase the risk for injury and decrease the ability of the athlete to perform repetitive exercise and maintain overall performance. There are a variety of recovery aids which are being used by athletes, such as: the use of compression garments, massage, cold water immersion, sauna etc. Additional recovery strategy currently growing in popularity is the application of vibration. The evidences regarding the benefits of vibration therapy as a recovery aid are limited, specifically in athlete. Therefore, the proposed study will examine the use of vibration therapy as a recovery tool. The efficacy of this technique will be measure using functional and field tests.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2015
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 14, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 16, 2015
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2015
CompletedJune 14, 2017
June 1, 2017
4 months
July 14, 2015
June 12, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Muscle performance
The height countermovement jump and 30 seconds jump test will be measured after the 10min recovery period.
5 minutes
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Blood lactate removal
Straight after the end of the exercise and 5 samples every 2min for an overall of 10min
Rate of perceived exertion
10 minutes
Study Arms (2)
Passive
EXPERIMENTALPassive recovery
Vibration
EXPERIMENTALVibration recovery
Interventions
After the gradual maximal exercise the subjects will use different recovery modes (vibration therapy or passive and active recovery).
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Agreement to participate in the study
- Active athletes who exercise at least 3 times per week and not less than 3 weekly hours
- Healthy - no chronic disease or orthopedic and neurological disorder
- Not taking any medications on a daily basis
You may not qualify if:
- Sedentary
- Medical condition that can affect muscle function
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Wingate Institute
Netanya, 42902, Israel
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Eyal Shargal, PhD
Wingate Institute
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- BASIC SCIENCE
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Director
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 14, 2015
First Posted
July 16, 2015
Study Start
August 1, 2015
Primary Completion
December 1, 2015
Study Completion
December 1, 2015
Last Updated
June 14, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-06