The Impact of Re-training Following Detraining on Greco-Roman Wrestlers

NCT06606977 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: TYL-2021-5677
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to analyse the alterations in the physical, physiological, and performance characteristics of the elite Greco-Roman wrestlers who experienced a prolonged period of detraining (14 weeks) as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Elite Greco-Roman wrestlers volunteered for the research. Heart rate variability values were measured during the detraining period and for 8 weeks of subsequent training, and then interpreted for training periods with different workloads. Body fat percentage measured during detraining and every 2-week interval during the training period. To determine the fitness status of wrestlers, the Specific Wrestling Fitness test was used before and following the 8-week training period.

Conditions

Heart Rate Variability; Body Fat; Wrestling; Fitness Testing

Keywords

Wrestling; training; detraining; heart rate variability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Heart Rate Variablity

  The measurements included evaluating the intervals between the QRS complexes, executing statistical analyses such as SDNN and RMSSD, and performing frequency-domain analyses including LF, HF, and LF/HF

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 16 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Body Fat Percentage

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks

• Specific Wrestling Fitness Test Performance

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Elite Greco-Roman Wrestlers

Elite senior wrestlers in the Greco-Roman style participated in the study. These wrestlers had not participated in field training for a minimum of 14 weeks due to the Covid-19 epidemic, and this study focuses on their performance and autonomous system response after resuming field training.

Other: Training

Interventions

Training OTHER

During the detraining period, the athletes did not follow any external (personal) trainer-supported training program and their diet was not altered. Athletes have reported that they have stayed at home as a necessity of the Covid-19 pandemic process, and have done simple home exercises, walking and jogging exercises in a limited way during this time. The training period included the standard wrestling trainings, which were determined by the national team coaches and realized at different intensities, during the 8 weeks when the training started. Following the period of detraining the level of training intensity was progressively increased throughout the initial 5 weeks. In the 6th and 7th week, training intensity peaked . In the 8th week prior to the competition, the training intensity was reduced in order to prepare and recover for the following competition. After the training period, the wrestlers participated in an international competition.

Also known as: Wrestling training and conditioning, Detraining

Elite Greco-Roman Wrestlers

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years+
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This study included 20 male volunteer wrestlers who were members of the national wrestling team and had been training for 10 years. The wrestlers in the research group consisted of elite level athletes. Two of them had European and World championship medals and 7 of them had other medals in the year before the untrained period. In the year after the untrained period, one of these athletes won world silver medal and the following year gold medal. In addition, 6 of the athletes won medals at the European and World Championships.

You may qualify if:

• Being 19 years or older
• An elite athlete who had international competition experience
• Not taking any medication that may affect cardiac capacity
• Absence of a disease that may affect the cardiac or autonomic nervous system.

You may not qualify if:

• Desire to leave the study
• Failure to participate measurements for concurrent 5 days
• Injury or long-term illness during training period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tuba Melekoğlu: lead

Study Sites (1)

Akdeniz University Faculty of Sport Sciences

Antalya, Antalya, 07070, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Alvurdu S, Baykal C, Akyildiz Z, Senel O, Silva AF, Conte D, Clemente FM. Impact of Prolonged Absence of Organized Training on Body Composition, Neuromuscular Performance, and Aerobic Capacity: A Study in Youth Male Soccer Players Exposed to COVID-19 Lockdown. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 20;19(3):1148. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031148.

  PMID: 35162174 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Tuba Melekoglu, Phd

  Akdeniz University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 16 Weeks
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 16, 2024
• First Posted: September 23, 2024
• Study Start: August 9, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 19, 2023
• Study Completion: April 19, 2023
• Last Updated: September 23, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR
• Time Frame: Will be available 10 September 2024
• Access Criteria: The datasets generated during the current study will be available upon request from corresponder author Tuba Melekoğlu

Locations

TU (1)