Transcranial direct current stimulation and athletic performance in hypoxia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- The participants are healthy.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210617051606N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Razi University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 15
Inclusion Criteria
Aged between 18 to 30 years old
Student of physical education and sport sciences, third semester or higher
Reside in Kermanshah city
Not climbing to an altitude of more than 2000 meters in the past month
Getting the certification of no prohibition of participating in the exercise training program from a specialist
Exclusion Criteria
Suffering from any cardiovascular, pulmonary and metabolic diseases
History of seizures, epilepsy or other neurological diseases
Existence of implantable devices or pacemakers in the body
Tobacco and alcohol consumption
Refusal to give informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in time to exhaustion in a sub-maximal endurance activity. Timepoint: Upon reaching exhaustion while performing a sub-maximal endurance activity. Method of measurement: Recording time using a stopwatch.;Amplitude of muscle electromyography. Timepoint: During and after reaching exhaustion in a sub-maximal endurance activity. Method of measurement: Sixteen channels wireless electromyography device (Noraxon, Scottsdale, AZ85260).;Rating of Perceived Exertion. Timepoint: During a sub-maximal endurance activity. Method of measurement: By use of 6 to 20 perceived exertion Borg scale.;Cognitive function. Timepoint: After reaching exhaustion in a sub-maximal exhausting activity. Method of measurement: by the use of Stroop Color-Word Test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Choice reaction time. Timepoint: Before and after exhaustion in a sub-maximal endurance activity. Method of measurement: By the use of Response Panel (63035A, Lafayette, Indiana) reaction time device.;Pleasure sensation. Timepoint: Before and after exhaustion in a sub-maximal endurance activity. Method of measurement: By the use of 11-item Feel Scale.;The degree of arousal. Timepoint: Before and after exhaustion in a sub-maximal endurance activity. Method of measurement: By the use of 6-item Felt Arousal Scale.