The Role of Mechanical Stress and Muscle Fatigue in Strength Gains

Strength Training Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01216774
• Other study ID #: S52680
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 6, 2010
• Last updated: June 15, 2012
• Start date: September 2010

Study information

• Verified date: September 2010
• Source: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Belgium: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the impact of different levels of mechanical stress and muscle fatigue in strength training conditions on muscle strength, muscle mass and inflammatory processes.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 36
• Est. primary completion date: December 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Exclusion Criteria:

• Knee pathology

• Systematic training

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Muscle Strength, Muscle Mass, Inflammatory Processes
• Strength Training

Intervention

Other:
• Strength training
Leg extension exercise: Experimental: 60 repetitions at 20-25% of 1RM, 10-12 repetitions at 40% of 1RM Active Comparator: 10-12 repetitions at 80% of 1RM Placebo Comparator: 10-12 repetitions at 40% of 1RM

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences	Leuven

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Force-velocity characteristics of knee extensors with biodex dynamometer		Pre and post intervention	No