NCT06815640

Brief Summary

This study aims to assess the recovery kinetics of road cyclists following a fatigue protocol (30 time trial).

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
21

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2025

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 12, 2025

Completed
26 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 7, 2025

Completed
8 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 15, 2025

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 15, 2025

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 12, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

July 30, 2025

Status Verified

July 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

January 12, 2025

Last Update Submit

July 29, 2025

Conditions

Recovery

Keywords

sportscompressionrecoverycycling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Muscle soreness

    Muscle soreness will be assessed using the likert scale of muscle soreness (ranging from 0 to 6)

    Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours

  • Creatine Kinase

    Creatine kinase will be assessed

    Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Low frequency fatigue - Myocece Powerdex score

    Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours

  • 4 min time trial

    24 hours post intervention

  • Isometric knee extension srength

    Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours

  • Percieved fatigue

    Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours

  • Sleep questionnaires (consensus sleep diary)

    Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

IPC

EXPERIMENTAL

Intermittent pneumatic compression treatment (30 min peristaltic protocol, at 200mmHg)

Other: recovery

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

A hydrant cream will be used as a placebo

Other: recovery

Interventions

recoveryOTHER

Fatigue protocol

IPCPlacebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 35 Years
Sexmale(Gender-based eligibility)
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Road cyclists competing nationally

You may not qualify if:

  • Injured athletes

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Universidade da Maia

Maia, Portugal

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Salvage Therapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 12, 2025

First Posted

February 7, 2025

Study Start

February 15, 2025

Primary Completion

April 15, 2025

Study Completion

July 12, 2025

Last Updated

July 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Locations

PT(1)