Metabolic Cost of Medicine Ball Training

Body Composition Clinical Trial

— M?T-UTH  

Official title:

Metabolic Cost of Medicine Ball Training

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05412511
• Other study ID #: M?T-UTH
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: University of Thessaly
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study, the investigators will be able to estimate the metabolic cost of several foundational medicine ball training exercises.

Description:

Medicine ball training has become a popular cardiovascular training choice in fitness centers and athletic performance enhancement facilities. Despite widespread use and growing popularity, little is known about the metabolic demands of such a training method. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to quantify the cardiovascular and metabolic cost from various foundational medicine ball exercises in order to contribute to a better planning of exercise programs in the real world.

Ten healthy young adults were assigned to execute fourteen bodyweight exercises (acute bout) of which seven exercises will be executed by throwing the medicine ball and seven exercises will be executed without a medicine ball throw. Anthropometric, metabolic, functional capacity and performance measurements were conducted at baseline. The metabolic cost was estimated from heart rate, blood lactate, resting oxygen uptake, exercise oxygen uptake, and excess post-exercise oxygen consumption measurements using a portable gas analyzer.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 10
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: January 23, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged between 18 and 35 years

• Physically active individuals

• Free of chronic diseases

• Free of musculoskeletal injuries

• Nonsmokers

Exclusion Criteria:

• Musculoskeletal injuries

• Chronic diseases

• Use of alcohol, caffeine and any type of ergogenic supplements or medication before (=6 months) and throughout the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Body Composition
• Energy Expenditure
• Physical Fitness
• Resting Metabolic Rate

Intervention

Behavioral:
• MB-TB
Training exercises with throwing a medicine ball will be performed for 30 seconds and the training volume will be consisted of 1 repetition.
• MB-NTB
Training exercises without throwing a medicine ball will be performed for 30 seconds and the training volume will be consisted of 1 repetition.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Greece	Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Exercise Biochemistry and Sports Nutrition, School of Physical Education, Sports Sciences and Dietetics, University of Thessaly	Trikala

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Thessaly

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Greece, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in exercise-induced energy expenditure	Exercise energy expenditure (kcal) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system	At pre-exercise, during, and 30 minutes after the exercise session (a single bout lasting 30 seconds)
Primary	Change in excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)	EPOC (kcal) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system	At 1 hour after exercise session (single bout lasting 30 seconds)
Primary	Change in blood lactate concentration (BLa)	BLa (mmol/L) concentration will be measured in a microphotometer with commercially available kits.	At pre-exercise and 3 minutes after exercise session (a single bout lasting 30 seconds)
Primary	Change in heart rate	Heart rate (bpm) will be measured with a wearable heart rate monitor	At pre-exercise, during, and 30 minutes after ther exercise session (a single bout lasting 30 seconds)
Primary	Change in perceived exertion	Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) will be measured with the Borg scale (0-10)	At pre-exercise, during, and 30 minutes after the exercise session (a single bout lasting 30 seconds)
Secondary	Body weight	Body weight will be measured on a beam balance with stadiometer	At baseline
Secondary	Body height	Body height will be measured on a beam balance with stadiometer	At baseline
Secondary	Body mass index (BMI)	BMI will be calculated using the Quetelet's equation	At baseline
Secondary	Waist circumference (WC)	WC (cm) will be measured using a Gullick II tape	At baseline
Secondary	Hip circumference (HC)	HC (cm) will be measured using a Gullick II tape	At baseline
Secondary	Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR	WHR will be calculated by dividing the waist by the hip measurement	At baseline
Secondary	Resting metabolic rate (RMR)	RMR (kcal) will be measured using a portable open-circuit indirect calorimeter with a ventilated hood system	At baseline
Secondary	Body fat (BF) Body fat (%) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)	BF (%) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)	At baseline
Secondary	Fat mass (FM)t Body fat (%) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)	FM (kg) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)	At baseline
Secondary	Fat-free mass (FFM)	FFM (kg) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)	At baseline
Secondary	Maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max)	VO2max (mL/kg/min) will be assessed by a portable open-circuit spirometry system	At baseline
Secondary	Maximal strength (1RM)	1RM (kg) will be measured bilaterally on a horizontal leg press and seated chest press machine.	At baseline
Secondary	Muscular endurance	Muscular endurance (repetitions) will be measured on a 1-min curl-up and push-up test.	At baseline
Secondary	Functional capacity	Functional capacity will be assessed using a movement-based screening tool titled Functional Movement Screening (FMS). The FMS will be consisted of 7 movement tasks that will be scored from 0 to 3 points and the sum will create score ranging from 0 to 21 points (0 = pain with pattern regardless of quality, 1 = unable to perform pattern, 2 = able to perform pattern with compensation/imperfection, 3 = able to perform pattern as directed)Functional capacity will be assessed using a movement-based screening tool titled Functional Movement Screening (FMS). The FMS will be consisted of 7 movement tasks that will be scored from 0 to 3 points and the sum will create score ranging from 0 to 21 points (0 = pain with pattern regardless of quality, 1 = unable to perform pattern, 2 = able to perform pattern with compensation/imperfection, 3 = able to perform pattern as directed)	At baseline