Effects of Clinical Interventions for the Management of Late Start

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Athletes
• Interventions: Device: shock waves; Other: massage; Device: lasertherapy

• Registration Number: NCT04628403
• Lead Sponsor: São Paulo State University

Brief Summary

Introduction: Late-onset muscle pain (DOMS) is characterized by a type of temporary muscle damage, common after high-intensity exercise. In addition to pain, DOMS clinically generates muscle stiffness, reduced joint range of motion, muscle weakness and reduced peak torque. In this regard, in order to accelerate the recovery of body systems and treat symptoms of DOMS, the management of different types of interventions has been observed, supporting the clinical practice, based on evidence. Objectives: To investigate the effect of different types of clinical interventions for the treatment of DOMS. Material and methods: For the clinical trial, 50 ultramarathon and rowing athletes of both sexes, aged between 18 and 60 years old, will be recruited randomly into four possible groups: control (CG), shock waves (G1) , massage (G2) and laser therapy (G3). The evaluation moments will be as follows: minutes before exercise (M1); immediately after exercise (M2); immediately after applying the recovery technique (M3); and 24 hours after exercise (M4) and the evaluated outcomes will be: pain, psychological aspects, functional test and blood markers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-10-26
• Status Verified: 2020-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-11-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-11-12
• Study First Posted: 2020-11-13
• Last Update Posted: 2020-11-13
• Study Start: 2020-11-20
• Primary Completion: 2021-01-29
• Study Completion: 2021-03-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Professional athletes;
• Age over 18 years;
• Both sexes;
• Not having recent injuries

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants who do not complete all the proposed collection moments
• who do not agree to participate will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
shock waves	shock waves	-
massage	massage	-
lasertherapy	lasertherapy	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
SATISFACTION	7 days	Brunel's Mood Scale (BRUMS), with ratings from 0 to 4 where, 0 represents nothing; 1 represents a little, 2 indicates moderately; 3 reports a lot; and 4 corresponds to extremely
PAIN	7 days	pain systemic and located in quadriceps, assessed using a visual analog scale (0-10), with 0 indicating no pain and 10 the worst possible pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
MUSCLE STRENGTH	7 days	measured through a functional test entitled sit and stand. It is a test initially developed by researchers at UFRJ that consists of asking the subject to try to sit and stand in sequence, with the guidance of not using any support, for example the help of the hands or knees to obtain additional balance, leaving thus, that the musculature alone performs the function recruited

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil