Effects of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression on the Recovery of High-level Cyclists
| Registry | NCT06815640 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Phase | Not applicable |
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| Study type | Interventional; randomized, crossover, masking: double, treatment |
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| Enrollment | 21 (Actual) |
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| Sponsor | University of Maia (Other) |
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| Conditions | Recovery |
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| Interventions | recovery (Other) |
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| Dates | start 2025-02-15, primary completion 2025-04-15, completion 2025-07-12, first posted 2025-02-07, last updated 2025-07-30 |
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| Locations | 1 site in Portugal |
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-Summary
This study aims to assess the recovery kinetics of road cyclists following a fatigue protocol (30 time trial).
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+Arms and interventions
| Arm | Type | Interventions | Description |
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| IPC | Experimental | Other: recovery | Intermittent pneumatic compression treatment (30 min peristaltic protocol, at 200mmHg) |
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Other: recovery | A hydrant cream will be used as a placebo |
- recovery (Other): Fatigue protocol
+Outcome measures
Primary outcomes
- Muscle soreness [Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours]: Muscle soreness will be assessed using the likert scale of muscle soreness (ranging from 0 to 6)
- Creatine Kinase [Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours]: Creatine kinase will be assessed
Secondary outcomes
- Low frequency fatigue - Myocece Powerdex score [Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours]: Low frequency fatigue will be assessed using Myocene
- 4 min time trial [24 hours post intervention]: A 4 minute time trial will be conducted at the 24th hour post-intervention.
- Isometric knee extension srength [Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours]: Isometric Knee extension exercise will be assessed
- Percieved fatigue [Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours]: Likert scale of percieved fatigue (ranging from 0 to 10)
- Sleep questionnaires (consensus sleep diary) [Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours]: Sleep quality and quantity will be assessed using a questionnaire, based on the consensus sleep diary
- Perceived recovery [Baseline, post 30 minutes, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours]: Total quality recovery scale will be used
- Nutritional diaries [Baseline, post 24 hours, and post 48 hours]: Participants will be asked about their nutritional intake during the timecourse of the assessments
+Eligibility
Sex: Male, ages: 18 Years to 35 Years, accepts healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria:
* Road cyclists competing nationally
Exclusion Criteria:
* Injured athletes
+Locations (1)
| Facility | City | Country | Status |
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| Universidade da Maia | Maia | Portugal | |