Focal Vibration for Enhancing Athletic Speed and Ppower

NCT06671951 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: CBAS-2023-05
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 72
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

A focal vibration device will be used to perform an activation and warm-up protocol before performing a set of 7 repetitions of squat with 60% of your 1RM.

Conditions

To Assess the Effectiveness of a Focal Vibration Treatment on Squat Power and Speed in Athletes Who Perform Squats

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Mean Speed during squat

  A linear transducer (Vitruve VBT) was used to measure the mean speed during the squat. The tether device was attached to the right side of the barbell around the widest part of the collar on the inside and this converts the subject's movement with the barbell into an electrical signal that will record the mean speed and of the exercise. Subjects will per-form 7 repetitions at 0,85 m/s at the maximum possible speed with the optimal load to generate the maximum power. Linear transducers which have greater accuracy (5%) and reliability (ICC: 0.752; 95% CI: 0.548 - 0.855) compared to other devices in terms of velocity-based training (VBT) meas-urement.

  1 minute

• Mean Power during squat

  A linear transducer (Vitruve VBT) was used to measure the mean power during the squat. The tether device was attached to the right side of the barbell around the widest part of the collar on the inside and this converts the subject's movement with the barbell into an electrical signal that will record the mean power of the exercise. Subjects will per-form 7 repetitions at 0,85 m/s at the maximum possible speed with the optimal load to generate the maximum power. Linear transducers which have greater accuracy (5%) and reliability (ICC: 0.752; 95% CI: 0.548 - 0.855) compared to other devices in terms of velocity-based training (VBT) meas-urement.

  1 minute

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Scale of perceived effort during squat

  1 minute

• Participant's rating of clinical change. Global Rating of Change Scale (GROC scale).

  1 minute

• Muscle Activity

  1 minute

Study Arms (2)

Vibration group

EXPERIMENTAL

The vibration group receives an intervention with focal vibration heads from Wintecare on the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis and vastus medialis , at the same time that the athelte is doing active muscle contractions.

Other: Focal Vibration

Sham group

SHAM COMPARATOR

The placebo group receives the same protocol but the head of the focal vibration machine is not in contact with the patient's skin.

Other: Sham focal vibration

Interventions

Focal Vibration OTHER

Focal vibration is a 3x3 electrode placed on the athlete's muscle belly, and emits a high frequency vibration (150Hz) to stimulate the muscle spindle and generate greater muscle activation.

Also known as: Local Vibration

Vibration group

Sham focal vibration OTHER

Is a focal vibration intervention but without conctact in the athelte's skin. Doing this we got a sham therapy

Sham group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Familiarity with the technique and practice of the weighted free squat.
• Training at least 3 times per week.

You may not qualify if:

• Volunteers who have suffered a sports injury during the last two months or are unable to perform physical activity.
• Have previously received an intervention with focal vibration.
• Not understanding the information provided by the therapist.
• Participate in other research studies.
• Be undergoing pharmacological medical treatment that may interfere with the measurements, such as treatment with anticonvulsants, antidepressants, etc.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitat Internacional de Catalunya: lead

Central Study Contacts

Max Canet Vintro PT

CONTACT

+34 647267138; maxcanet44@uic.es

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Msc

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 25, 2024
• First Posted: November 4, 2024
• Study Start: November 5, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2024
• Study Completion: December 6, 2024
• Last Updated: November 4, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-10