Compression Stockings and Recovery in marathon runners.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: muscle recovery; Musculoskeletal - Normal musculoskeletal and cartilage development and function

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000468921
• Lead Sponsor: Stuart Armstrong

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-05-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Marathon Participants

Exclusion Criteria

peripheral vascular disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
muscle soreness measured using a visual analog scale between 1-10[7 days post event];perceived fatigue measured using a visual analog scale between 1-10[7 days post event];Graduated Treadmill run to exhaustion[14 days pre and post event]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Graded treadmill run to exhaustion. Protocol involves a 5min warmup at 4km/hr and 2% gradient. Treadmill is then progressively increased in speed by 2km/hr every 2 mins until exhaustion. They will have access to 1x700ml bottle of comercially available gatorade sports drink throughout the run. Exertion will be measured using a polar heart rate monitor and average and maximum heart rate throughout the test will be recorded.[14 days pre and post marathon];Time Trial to exhaustion perceived exertion. This will be measured using the visual analog Borg's Rating of perceived Exertion scale every 2 minutes into each treadmill stage.[14 days pre and post marathon]