Effects of tDCS on High Level and Recreational Athletes

NCT03893604 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2017-313
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Healthy recreational and high level athletes will undergo 2 randomized, cross-over counterbalanced sessions of anodal tDCS or sham tDCS. The primary outcome is an isokinetic evaluation of their hamstrings' and quadriceps' endurance after each session

Conditions

Healthy; Athlete

Keywords

tDCS; Athlete; Isokinetic; Endurance; Fatigue

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Peak Strength

  Peak strength (measured by the isokinetic machine) is measured after each of the 30 repetitions. Peak strength of the 30 repetitions will be measured, and how strength decreases throughout the test will be analysed

  Immediately after tDCS and sham

Study Arms (2)

Anodal tDCS

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects will receive 20min anodal tDCS

Device: tDCS

Sham tDCS

SHAM COMPARATOR

Subjects will receive 20 minutes of Sham anodal tDCS

Device: tDCS

Interventions

tDCS DEVICE

20 minutes of anodal tDCS (C3/FP2) 2mA or sham

Also known as: Non invasive brain stimulation

Anodal tDCS; Sham tDCS

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• For the "recreational" group at most 3 hours of sport a week
• For the "athletic" group, at least 10 hours of sport a week
• Right handed and footed

You may not qualify if:

• One on the TSST (in high and relatively high risk sections)
• Previous neurological or orthopedic pathologies affecting limbs

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Liege: lead

Study Sites (1)

Liege Univeristy Hospital

Liège, 4000, Belgium

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fatigue

Interventions

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Electric Stimulation Therapy; Therapeutics; Convulsive Therapy; Psychiatric Somatic Therapies; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Electroshock; Psychological Techniques

Study Officials

• Stephen Bornheim, Msc

  Liege University Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The device is preprogrammed by a third party non participating in any element in the study. They then chose (using opaque envelopes) the treatment code for each participant
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: Randomized, triple-blind, sham-controlled, crossover

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 26, 2019
• First Posted: March 28, 2019
• Study Start: March 31, 2019
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2019
• Study Completion: June 30, 2019
• Last Updated: March 31, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)