Stressors and Recovery Regulation on the Super-compensation Effect

NCT06295016 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: NYCU112130AE
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 158
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Purpose: Investigating the effects of stressors and recovery regulation on the super-compensation effect of high-intensity intensive training (IT) in endurance athletes. Methods: This study will recruit 176 competitively trained endurance adult athletes. Participants will conduct a 7-week 3-stage experiment, including 3 weeks of regular training, 3 weeks of 130% progressive IT, and 1 week of 55% taper. Measurement will include training responses (performance and fatigue symptoms), stressors, recovery regulation, and mood state at baseline, during and after regular training, IT, and taper separately. According to the performance after taper, all participants will category into either the responder or non-responder of well-response to supercompensation effect. Statistic analysis: Independent t-test, Chi-squared test, and binary logistic regression will be used to compare the difference in training responses, stressors, recovery regulation, and mood state characteristics between responder and non-responder groups. P value sets at 0.15 for identifying the potential predictors. Logistic stepwise multiple regression will be used further to determine the significant predictors for the responders of well-response to the super-compensation among endurance athletes. P value sets at 0.05.

Conditions

Exercise Overtraining; Stressor, Psychological

Keywords

Supercompensation; High-intensity intensive training; Stressor; Recovery regulation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Stressor

  The stress score of the recovery-stress questionnaire for athletes (RESTQ-sport) questionnaire.

  Pre-test and the following 7 weeks (follow up once a week)

• Recovery regulation

  The recovery score of the recovery-stress questionnaire for athletes (RESTQ-sport) questionnaire.

  Pre-test and the following 7 weeks (follow up once a week)

• Mood state

  The total score of the Profile of Mood State (POMS) questionnaire.

  Pre-test and the following 7 weeks (follow up once a week)

• Peak power output

  The peak power output at the end of an incremental exercise test.

  Baseline, the 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th week

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Maximal heart rate

  Baseline, the 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th week

• Fatigue state

  Pre-test and the following 7 weeks (follow up once a week)

Study Arms (3)

Regular training

NO INTERVENTION

Participants maintain their regular training habits for 3 weeks.

High-intensity intensive training

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants increase their regular regular training volume by 10% each week for 3 weeks.

Other: High-intensity intensive training

Taper

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants gradually reduced to 55% of their regular training volume for 1 week.

Other: Taper

Interventions

High-intensity intensive training OTHER

Participants will conduct a 3-weeks of 130% progressive high-intensity intensive training (increasing by 10% each week). Week 1: Increase training to 110% of participants' regular training volume. Week 2: Increase training to 120% of participants' regular training volume. Week 3: Increase training to 130% of participants' regular training volume.

High-intensity intensive training

Taper OTHER

Participants will conduct a 1-week taper phase by gradually reducing to 55% of their regular training volume. Day 1: Decrease current training volume by 20%. Day 2: Decrease current training volume by 15%. Day 3: Decrease current training volume by 10%. Day 4: Decrease current training volume by 10%. Day 5: Decrease current training volume by 10%. Day 6: Decrease current training volume by 5%. Day 7: Decrease current training volume by 5%.

Taper

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Athletes aged 18 or above with endurance-type competitive sports experience. For instance, athletes who have participated in track events of 400 meters or longer, marathons, road cycling, swimming, rowing, race walking, triathlons, orienteering, and similar competitive events.
• A habitual training regimen of at least 6 hours per week. For instance, training three times a week for at least 2 hours each session.
• Minimum of 3 years of training experience, such as being part of a school team or a specialized athlete.
• No severe injuries within the past year. For instance, severe non-regenerative anemia, craniotomy due to cerebral aneurysm, acute myocardial infarction, severe hepatic cirrhosis, severe systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis, severe rheumatoid arthritis, severe head trauma, and similar conditions.
• Not taking substances affecting athletic, physiological, and psychological performance. For instance, unauthorized drugs, prohibited substances, growth hormones like somatotropin and related substances, β2 agonists, hormone and metabolic modulators, diuretics, masking agents, stimulants, anesthetics, cannabis, adrenal corticosteroids, and similar substances.

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of an illness resembling symptoms of overtraining syndrome in the week before the start of the experiment. This includes primary viral illnesses, bacterial infections, associated inflammatory diseases, diabetes, or hyperthyroidism.
• Suspected symptoms of high-risk overtraining syndrome in the week preceding the experiment, such as persistent fatigue or exhaustion, unexplained significant decrease in athletic performance exceeding 10%.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Taipei, 112304, Taiwan

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Overtraining Syndrome; Stress, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Fatigue; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Mei-Wun Tsai

  Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Mei-Wun Tsai

CONTACT

+886-02-2826-7939; tmwk@nycu.edu.tw

Yin Lee

CONTACT

+886-0928-560-568; inmail.in@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: Prior to the commencement of the experiment and during the experimental period, both the participants and the investigator will be unaware of whether the participants exhibit a good response to compensatory training effects. After the participants complete the entire experimental procedure, they will be grouped post hoc based on their outcomes following the intervention, according to predetermined criteria. The criteria for determining whether there is a good response to compensatory training effects: 1. Non-response group: Exercise performance during the tapering period (week 7) shows a significant increase compared to post-intervention (week 6) and is higher than pre-intervention (week 3) exercise performance. 2. Response group: Exercise performance during the tapering period (week 7) shows a significant increase compared to post-intervention (week 6) and is higher than the change in exercise performance during normal training (= week 3 - week 1).
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The present study is designed as a prospective intervention and prognostic prediction study, employing a single-subject design with a reversal (ABA) design. This design involves a self-controlled intervention experiment with three phases: baseline training period (A), high-intensity, high-volume training period (B), and reduced training period (A). Subsequently, the study aims to explore predictive factors influencing the presence or absence of favorable compensatory training effects following the intervention.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 20, 2023
• First Posted: March 6, 2024
• Study Start: September 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: August 31, 2024
• Study Completion: August 31, 2025
• Last Updated: March 6, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)