Neuromuscular Responses to Recovery Techniques

NCT06433856 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Fisioterapia1705
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 16
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Cold water immersion (CWI) and percussive massage therapy (PMT) are commonly used re-covery techniques in team sports. In particular, despite its wide use, PMT has been scarcely investigated in the literature, especially regarding neuromuscular measures and in comparison with other techniques. This study aims to evaluate and compare the acute and short-term ef-fects (24 h) of CWI and PMT on muscle strength, contractile properties, and soreness after exercise. A randomized crossover study will be performed on sixteen male soccer players (22 y, 20-27) who participate in three experimental sessions involving high-intensity training and 12-min recovery including CWI (10 °C water), bilateral PMT on the anterior and posterior thigh, or passive resting. Outcomes will be assessed immediately after the exercise protocol, after the recovery intervention, and at 24 h. Isometric knee extension (IKE) and flexion (IKF), and tensiomyography (TMG) will be assessed.Muscle soreness and fatigue will be scored from 0 to 10.

Conditions

Muscle Soreness

Keywords

recovery; team sport; cryotherapy; massage guns

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Muscle soreness

  Subjective evalutation of muscle soreness from 0 to 10 with a numeric rating scale (NRS), where 0 is no soreness at all, and 10 is unbearable soreness

  Within 10 minutes from exercise cessation (Post-Exercise); Within 10 minutes after the intervention (Post-Intervention); 24 hours from the exercise (Post-24 hours)

• Muscle fatigue

  Subjective evaluation of muscle fatigue from 0 to 10 with a numeric rating scale (NRS), where 0 is no fatigue at all, and 10 is unbearable fatigue

  Within 10 minutes from exercise cessation (Post-Exercise); Within 10 minutes after the intervention (Post-Intervention); 24 hours from the exercise (Post-24 hours)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Isometric muscle strength

  Within 10 minutes from exercise cessation (Post-Exercise); Within 10 minutes after the intervention (Post-Intervention); 24 hours from the exercise (Post-24 hours)

• Tensiomyography

  Within 10 minutes from exercise cessation (Post-Exercise); Within 10 minutes after the intervention (Post-Intervention); 24 hours from the exercise (Post-24 hours)

Study Arms (3)

CWI

EXPERIMENTAL

The CWI protocol consists of participants standing, with only their underwear and a t-shirt, in a portable tub for cold water therapy (Qryo, Italy), with the water to their hips being constantly maintained at 10±0.5 °C by a cooling system that pumped and stirred the water inside the tub and around the participant's lower limbs. Water temperature and the duration of the immersion, which is 12 minutes for all the participants considering they were characterized by similar anthropometrics and body composition, were based on previous literature

Other: Cold Water Immersion

PMT

EXPERIMENTAL

The PMT protocol is performed with the application of a percussive therapy gun (Theragun Elite, Therabody, USA). The participants rests with their underwear and a t-shirt on a treatment bed, and the percussive therapy gun with a "standard ball", 16 mm amplitude of percussions, and a frequency of 30 Hz, is applied to the thigh muscles of both lower limbs, 3 min on the anterior and 3 min on the posterior area of each thigh. The protocol is based on previous literature and adapted to the specific aims of this study.

Device: Percussive Massage Therapy

PAS

NO INTERVENTION

The control condition (PAS) consists of participants resting on a chair for 12 minutes in a quiet room at 25 °C.

Interventions

Cold Water Immersion OTHER

Cold water immersion consists in 12 min standing in 10 °C water

CWI

Percussive Massage Therapy DEVICE

Percussive massage therapy is performed with a massage gun on the thigh muscles for 12 min

PMT

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• being healthy
• training in soccer for more than 3 years and with a training frequency \> 2 times/week

You may not qualify if:

• reported time-loss injuries
• using analgesics or other therapies affecting muscle function or pain

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Trieste: lead

Study Sites (1)

CdL in Fisioterapia

Trieste, 34100, Italy

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Myalgia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Musculoskeletal Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: RTD-A

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 17, 2024
• First Posted: May 30, 2024
• Study Start: May 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2023
• Study Completion: July 31, 2023
• Last Updated: June 18, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IT (1)