Vibration Therapy in Wheelchair Basketball Players

Athletic Performance Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Vibration Therapy on Muscle Soreness and Athletic Performance in Wheelchair Basketball Players

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06403384
• Other study ID #: KBU-FTR-MU-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: August 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Karabuk University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

No study was found that investigated the effect of vibration therapy (VT) on recovery from exercise in WCB players. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate the effects of wearable local vibration device on muscle soreness and athletic performance during recovery from exercise in the elbow area in WCB players.

Description:

Vibration therapy (VT) has been widely used to increase performance and rehabilitate injuries in athletes. Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), caused by excessive overload after training and competitions, leads to loss of performance. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of wearable local VT on muscle soreness and athletic performance in wheelchair basketball (WCB) players.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 13
• Est. completion date: August 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: April 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a wheelchair basketball players

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having had an upper extremity operation within the last 6 months

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athletic Performance
• Disability
• Disabled Persons
• Wheelchair Users

Intervention

Device:
• Vibration
Local vibration was applied

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Karabuk U	Karabük

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Karabuk University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Muscle Soreness	Muscle soreness was evaluated for both arms of the athletes with the "Numeric Pain Scale". This scale is horizontally scored between 0-10 (0 = no pain, 10 = unbearable pain).	pre-exercise (baseline), and 30 minutes and 24 hours post-exercise
Primary	Shooting percentage	The participants were asked to shoot 10 free throws in total from the free throw line with the wheelchair after a warmup. The percentage of successful throws was accepted as the shooting percentage value of the athletes (number of successful throws x 100 / total number of throws).	pre-exercise (baseline), and 30 minutes and 24 hours post-exercise
Primary	20-meter sprint test	For the test, a 20-meter track was created on the basketball court floor, and 2 meters were added to the distance and marked so that the athletes would not slow down on the last meters. The time to complete the 20-meter track with the ready and start command of the participants was recorded with a stopwatch.	pre-exercise (baseline), and 30 minutes and 24 hours post-exercise
Primary	Joint position sense	Joint position sense was evaluated with the passive to active joint repositioning method using a digital inclinometer device. The participants sat with the elbow extended and eyes closed on their wheelchairs. The target angles were selected 30°, 60° and 90° of the elbow joint.	pre-exercise (baseline), and 30 minutes and 24 hours post-exercise
Primary	Range of motion	Both elbow joint extension/flexion angles were measured with a universal goniometer (baseline) with the arm in anatomical position on the wheelchair.	pre-exercise (baseline), and 30 minutes and 24 hours post-exercise