Cold and hot water immersion as a strategy to promote post-exercise recovery in healthy young men.
Completed
- Conditions
- Geen, gezonde proefpersonen zullen worden getestNot applicable
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON44748
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Inclusion Criteria
- Males
- Aged between 18-35 years
- Healthy, recreationally active
- BMI < 25 kg/m2
- The ability to comply with the protocol (i.e. the set-up for the CWI is designed for subjects that are at least 1.70 m or taller).
Exclusion Criteria
- Smoking
- Allergies to milk proteins (whey or casein)
- Female
- Arthritic conditions
- A history of neuromuscular problems
- Recent (<1 y) participation in amino acid tracer studies
- Individuals on any medications known to affect protein metabolism (i.e. corticosteroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, or prescription strength acne medications).
- Individuals with GI diseases
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Muscle protein synthesis<br /><br>Muscle glycogen concentration</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Blood plasma glucose, insulin and amino acids.<br /><br>Muscle, skin and core temperature.<br /><br>Visual analogue scale</p><br>