Human TECAR on Exercise Preconditioning and Post-exercise Recovery

NCT06938984 | Recruiting FDA Device

• 1 other identifier: 7.083.912
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

TECAR therapy (Transfer of Energy Capacitive and Resistive) is a type of diathermy that uses radiant energy to generate endogenous heat. However, to the date there are no studies investigating the effects of TECAR therapy on exercise preconditioning and post-exercise recovery in humans. Therefore, the aim of this project is to assess the effects of different treatment protocols of TECAR therapy on. exercise preconditioning and post-exercise recovery in humans

Conditions

Exercise Recovery

Keywords

TECAR therapy; Post-exercise recovery; Preconditioning

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in muscle strength

  The muscle strength will be measured through isokinetic dynamometry

  48 hours after eccentric exercise

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Change in muscle strength

  5 minutes after the treatment, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol

• Change in CK activity

  5 minutes after the treatment, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol

• Delayed onset muscle soreness - DOMS

  5 minutes after the treatment, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol

• Temperature

  5 minutes after the treatment, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol

• Muscular oxygen saturation index

  5 minutes after the treatment, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours after the eccentric exercise protocol

Study Arms (5)

Sham-control

SHAM COMPARATOR

Fake intervention - massaging the quadriceps with one of the Human TECAR probes with the device turned off for 10 minutes, before or after the eccentric exercise protocol depending on randomization

Device: Sham Comparator

Capacitive mode before exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Capacitive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes, before the eccentric exercise (preconditioning)

Device: Capacitive mode before

Resistive mode before exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Resistive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes, before the eccentric exercise (preconditioning)

Device: Resistive mode before

Capacitive mode after exercise (recovery)

EXPERIMENTAL

Capacitive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes, after the eccentric exercise (recovery)

Device: Capacitive mode after

Resistive mode after exercise (recovery)

EXPERIMENTAL

Resistive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes, after the eccentric exercise (recovery)

Device: Resistive mode after

Interventions

Sham Comparator DEVICE

Massaging the quadriceps with one of the Human TECAR probes with the device turned off for 10 minutes

Sham-control

Capacitive mode before DEVICE

Capacitive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes

Capacitive mode before exercise

Resistive mode before DEVICE

Resistive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes

Resistive mode before exercise

Capacitive mode after DEVICE

Capacitive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes

Capacitive mode after exercise (recovery)

Resistive mode after DEVICE

Resistive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes

Resistive mode after exercise (recovery)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Cisgender men
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Physically active male participants;
• Do not present a history of musculoskeletal injury in the regions of the hips, knees and calves in the month preceding the study;
• Are not using pharmacological agents;
• Voluntarily commit to participate in all stages of the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Present musculoskeletal or joint injuries during data collection;
• Present history of musculoskeletal injury in the regions of the hips, knees and calves in the month preceding the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Nove de Julho: lead

Study Sites (1)

Laboratory of Phototherapy and Innovative Technologies in Health

São Paulo, São Paulo, 01504-001, Brazil

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Ernesto Cesar Pinto Leal Junior, Ph.D., M.Sc., PT.

  Nove de Julho University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 31, 2025
• First Posted: April 22, 2025
• Study Start: April 23, 2025
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2025
• Study Completion: May 30, 2025
• Last Updated: May 11, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, CSR
• Time Frame: The data will become available six months after the manuscript publication for five years after that.
• Access Criteria: All IPD that underlie results in a publication will be available on reasonable request.

Locations

BR (1)