Investigation of Popular Recovery Techniques for Ultramarathon Recovery
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Registration Number
- NCT02530190
- Lead Sponsor
- Western States Endurance Run Research Foundation
- Brief Summary
The study is a randomized clinical trial examining the effectiveness of massage and intermittent pneumatic compression on recovery from a 161-km ultramarathon.
- Detailed Description
The study is a randomized clinical trial examining the effectiveness of massage and intermittent pneumatic compression on recovery from a 161-km ultramarathon. Participants of the 2015 161-km Western States Endurance Run were randomized to a 20-minute post-race intervention of massage, intermittent pneumatic compression or supine rest. Each subject completed two 400 m runs at maximum speed before the race, and on days 3 and 5 after the race, and also provided muscle pain and soreness ratings and overall muscular fatigue scores before and for 7 days after the race.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 108
- Entry in the Western States Endurance Run
- Failure to finish race
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 400 m run time 5 days self-timed 400 m run as fast as possible
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Overall muscular fatigue score 5 days Subjective rating of overall muscular fatigue on a 12-cm visual analog scale
Lower body muscle pain and soreness rating 5 days Subjective rating of lower body muscle pain and soreness on 10-point Likert scale
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
VA Northern California Health Care System
🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States
VA Northern California Health Care System🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States