Effects of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Following Exercise-induced Muscle Damaged

Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Effects of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Following Exercise-induced Muscle Damaged

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06201260
• Other study ID #: PDFM_003
• Secondary ID: IPC
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 15, 2024
• Est. completion date: March 15, 2024

Study information

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

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to assess the recovery kinetics following an exercise-induced muscle damage activity (using flywheel) on active healthy university students. The main questions are: - Is intermittent pneumatic compression superior to a placebo recovering from EIMD? Participants will perform a fatiguing protocol using flywheel and recover with either intermittent pneumatic compression or with a placebo treatment (micro-current treatment, but the device turned off). They will perform several performance tests before, following the recovery period, and at the 24h and 48h following the intervention

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 33
• Est. completion date: March 15, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: February 15, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 27 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be eligible for participating in this study, participants should not have been recently injured, and should engage physical activity regularly (>3 times/week).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inactive participants
• Younger than 18 years old or older than 27 years old

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sports Physical Therapy

Intervention

Other:
• intermittent pneumatic compression protocol
A 30 min IPC protocol at about 200mmHg
• Placebo treatment
The electrodes of an electrostimulation device (SP 4.0, Compex, Guildford, United Kingdom) will be positioned on participants' quadriceps. Participants will be informed that they are engaging an innovative microcurrent treatment. This procedure will last for 30 min.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Portugal	University of Maia	Maia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Maia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Portugal, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Maximal voluntary contraction (knee extension)	Measures of isometric strength	10 minutes before the fatigue protocol, following the recovery protocol (30 minutes post), 24 hours and 48 hours post intervention
Primary	Countermovement jump	Jump height	10 minutes before the fatigue protocol, following the recovery protocol (30 minutes post), 24 hours and 48 hours post intervention
Primary	Broad Jump	Horizontal jump	10 minutes before the fatigue protocol, following the recovery protocol (30 minutes post), 24 hours and 48 hours post intervention
Primary	Soreness scale	Likert scale of muscle soreness - the scale ranges from from 0 (a complete absence of soreness) to 6 (a severe pain that limits the ability to move)	10 minutes before the fatigue protocol, following the recovery protocol (30 minutes post), 24 hours and 48 hours post intervention