High-Tempo Warm-Up Music and Anaerobic Power During and After Ramadan Fasting

NCT07525479 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: GU-EC-102280-RAST-2022E-95674917-044-102280
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 16
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study investigates whether standardized high-tempo music used during warm-up affects anaerobic power in trained male soccer players during and after Ramadan fasting. Sixteen players completed four experimental sessions in a 2 × 2 within-participant repeated-measures design combining assessment period (during Ramadan vs. approximately two weeks after Ramadan) and warm-up condition (music vs. no music). Because the music intervention was delivered collectively through loudspeakers, all participants completed the same condition within a given session, and the condition order was not randomized at the individual level. During Ramadan, the no-music condition was performed first, followed by the music condition; during the post-Ramadan assessment period, this order was reversed. Participants completed a modified FIFA 11+ warm-up with or without a standardized high-tempo music playlist (120-140 bpm), followed by the Running-Based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST). The primary outcomes were peak power, mean power, relative peak power, and relative mean power. The study examines whether the effects of warm-up music on anaerobic power differ between Ramadan fasting and the post-Ramadan period.

Conditions

Anaerobic Performance; Physical Performance; Exercise Performance

Keywords

Warm-Up; RAST; Ramadan Fasting; Anaerobic Power; Sprint Performance; High-Tempo Music; Soccer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Peak Power (RAST)

  Peak power output measured during the Running-Based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST), calculated from sprint performance data obtained from six maximal 35-meter sprints.

  During the third week of Ramadan and during the second week after Ramadan

• Mean Power (RAST)

  Mean power output measured during the Running-Based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST), calculated from sprint performance data obtained from six maximal 35-meter sprints.

  During the third week of Ramadan and during the second week after Ramadan

• Relative Peak Power (RAST)

  Relative peak power output measured during the Running-Based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST), expressed relative to body mass (W/kg) and calculated from six maximal 35-meter sprints.

  During the third week of Ramadan and during the second week after Ramadan

• Relative Mean Power (RAST)

  Relative mean power output measured during the Running-Based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST), expressed relative to body mass (W/kg) and calculated from six maximal 35-meter sprints.

  During the third week of Ramadan and during the second week after Ramadan

Study Arms (2)

High-Tempo Music Warm-Up

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants completed the modified FIFA 11+ warm-up while listening to a standardized high-tempo music playlist (120-140 bpm) before the anaerobic performance test.

Behavioral: Standardized High-Tempo Music

No-Music Warm-Up

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants completed the same modified FIFA 11+ warm-up without music before the anaerobic performance test.

Behavioral: No Music

Interventions

Standardized High-Tempo Music BEHAVIORAL

During the modified FIFA 11+ warm-up, participants listened to a standardized high-tempo music playlist (120-140 bpm) played through loudspeakers. The same playlist, volume, and playback sequence were used for all participants and testing sessions. Music was stopped immediately upon completion of the warm-up.

High-Tempo Music Warm-Up

No Music BEHAVIORAL

Participants completed the same modified FIFA 11+ warm-up without music before the anaerobic performance test.

No-Music Warm-Up

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Male soccer players
• At least two years of regular soccer training experience
• Actively competing in the Turkish Regional Amateur League
• Good general health
• No acute or chronic medical conditions
• No musculoskeletal injury within the preceding six months
• Ability to attend all testing sessions
• Regular observance of Ramadan fasting during the Ramadan testing period

You may not qualify if:

• Any condition limiting maximal-effort testing
• Existing orthopedic injury

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gümüşhane Universıty: lead

Study Sites (1)

Gumushane University

Gümüşhane, Gümüşhane Province, (507) 200-4161, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• serdar bayrakdaroğlu

  T.C. Gümüşhane Üniversitesi

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Gumushane University

Model Details: Participants completed four experimental sessions in a 2 × 2 within-participant repeated-measures design combining assessment period (during Ramadan vs. approximately two weeks after Ramadan) and warm-up condition (music vs. no music). Because the music intervention was delivered collectively through loudspeakers, all participants completed the same condition within a given session; therefore, the condition order was not randomized or counterbalanced at the individual level. During Ramadan, the no-music condition was performed first, followed by the music condition; this order was reversed during the post-Ramadan assessment period. Consecutive sessions were separated by at least 48 h. Each participant served as his own control.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 4, 2026
• First Posted: April 13, 2026
• Study Start: March 27, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 8, 2023
• Study Completion: May 10, 2023
• Last Updated: October 1, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Time Frame: Data will be available following publication of the study results and will remain available upon reasonable request.
• Access Criteria: De-identified data will be available to qualified researchers upon reasonable request to the corresponding author. Requests will be considered based on scientific purpose and compliance with applicable ethical and privacy requirements.

Locations

TU (1)