Effectiveness of Recovery Protocols Combination in Soccer Players

NCT04841733 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: RCTREC002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main objective of this project is to compare the effectiveness of combining different recovery methods on perceptual and physical performance on soccer players.

Conditions

Soccer; Physical Stress; Fatigue

Keywords

Performance; Recovery; Fatigue; Soccer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Neuromuscular or physical performance measures change: jump height

  Counter Movement Jump (CMJ) will be performed to determine the maximum height in centimeters (cm). From standing position with the hands fixed on the hips, participants will be required to bend their knees to a freely chosen angle and perform a maximal vertical jump. Participants will be instructed to keep their body vertical throughout the jump, and to land with knees fully extended. Any jump that will be perceived to deviate from the required instructions will be repeated. Players will jump 3 times as high as possible and the best attempt will be used in subsequent analysis. A 15-s passive recovery phase will be provided between jumps.

  Baseline, 1 hour before intervention, 24 hours after intervention, 48 hours after intervention

• Neuromuscular or physical performance measures change: jump flight and contact time

  Counter Movement Jump (CMJ) will be performed to determine the jump flight and contact time in milliseconds (ms). From standing position with the hands fixed on the hips, participants will be required to bend their knees to a freely chosen angle and perform a maximal vertical jump. Participants will be instructed to keep their body vertical throughout the jump, and to land with knees fully extended. Any jump that will be perceived to deviate from the required instructions will be repeated. Players will jump 3 times as high as possible and the best attempt will be used in subsequent analysis. A 15-s passive recovery phase will be provided between jumps.

  Baseline, 1 hour before intervention, 24 hours after intervention, 48 hours after intervention

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Subjective perceptual/well-being questionnaire measures change

  Baseline, 1 hour before intervention, 24 hours after intervention, 48 hours after intervention

• Total Quality Recovery perceived (TQRper) scale. Subjective perceptual questionnaire measures change

  Baseline, 1 hour before intervention, 24 hours after intervention, 48 hours after intervention

• Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale. Subjective perceptual questionnaire measures change

  Baseline, 1 hour before intervention, 24 hours after intervention, 48 hours after intervention

Study Arms (4)

Protocol I: Foam Roller (FR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

EXPERIMENTAL

Foam Roller (FR) Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Other: Foam Roller (FR); Other: Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Protocol II: Stretching (STR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

EXPERIMENTAL

Stretching (STR) Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Other: Stretching (STR); Other: Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Protocol III: Foam Roller (FR) + Stretching (STR)

EXPERIMENTAL

Foam Roller (FR) Stretching (STR)

Other: Foam Roller (FR); Other: Stretching (STR)

Protocol IV: Foam Roller (FR) + Stretching (STR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

EXPERIMENTAL

Foam Roller (FR) Stretching (STR) Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Other: Foam Roller (FR); Other: Stretching (STR); Other: Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Interventions

Foam Roller (FR) OTHER

Foam Roller (FR): participants will follow the Foam Roller protocol using a polyvinylchloride pipe roller (10.3-cm diameter, 0.3-cm thickness surrounded by a 1,5-cm thickness neoprene foam). They will begin with the Foam Roller at the most proximal portion of the muscle and to roll as much body mass as tolerable back and forth along it as smoothly as possible at a cadence of 1 second superior and 1 second inferior as determined with the metronome. Foam Roller will be performed for 45 seconds followed by a 15-second rest for each muscle group (quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, abductors and calf) in each extremity and repeated once.

Protocol I: Foam Roller (FR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI); Protocol III: Foam Roller (FR) + Stretching (STR); Protocol IV: Foam Roller (FR) + Stretching (STR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Stretching (STR) OTHER

Stretching (STR): participants will perform 8-min of static stretching, involving 3 bilateral repetitions of 30 seconds held stretches to the quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, abductors and calf muscles.

Protocol II: Stretching (STR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI); Protocol III: Foam Roller (FR) + Stretching (STR); Protocol IV: Foam Roller (FR) + Stretching (STR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Cold-Water Immersion (CWI) OTHER

Cold-Water Immersion (CWI): will be the last strategy used. Participants will immerse their lower body to the level of the hips for 10 minutes in cold water (10° C).

Protocol I: Foam Roller (FR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI); Protocol II: Stretching (STR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI); Protocol IV: Foam Roller (FR) + Stretching (STR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years+
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• semi-professional soccer players
• minutes game participation (minimum)
• years of experience practicing soccer

You may not qualify if:

• goalkeepers
• injured players

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya

Vic, 08500, Spain

Location

Related Publications (4)

• McLean BD, Coutts AJ, Kelly V, McGuigan MR, Cormack SJ. Neuromuscular, endocrine, and perceptual fatigue responses during different length between-match microcycles in professional rugby league players. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2010 Sep;5(3):367-83. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.5.3.367.

  PMID: 20861526 BACKGROUND

• Kentta G, Hassmen P. Overtraining and recovery. A conceptual model. Sports Med. 1998 Jul;26(1):1-16. doi: 10.2165/00007256-199826010-00001.

  PMID: 9739537 BACKGROUND

• Laurent CM, Green JM, Bishop PA, Sjokvist J, Schumacker RE, Richardson MT, Curtner-Smith M. A practical approach to monitoring recovery: development of a perceived recovery status scale. J Strength Cond Res. 2011 Mar;25(3):620-8. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c69ec6.

  PMID: 20581704 BACKGROUND

• Casamichana D, Castellano J, Calleja-Gonzalez J, San Roman J, Castagna C. Relationship between indicators of training load in soccer players. J Strength Cond Res. 2013 Feb;27(2):369-74. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182548af1.

  PMID: 22465992 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fatigue

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Albert Altarriba-Bartes

  UVic-UCC

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 8, 2021
• First Posted: April 12, 2021
• Study Start: April 18, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2021
• Study Completion: October 1, 2021
• Last Updated: April 20, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)