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Nutritional Strategies After Muscle Strain Injuries

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Muscle Strain, Multiple Sites
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Protein supplementation
Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate supplementation
Procedure: Active rehabilitation
Registration Number
NCT04100161
Lead Sponsor
Bispebjerg Hospital
Brief Summary

Muscle strain injuries are a particularly frequent type of sports injury in soccer, athletics, badminton/ tennis and cross-fit fitness, thereby affecting a broad range of popular leisure time activities. Depending on severity, sports-active individuals may experience long-term functional impairment and pain. Additionally, individuals having sustained one strain injury have a substantially increased risk of injuring the same muscle again. Strain injuries lead to long-term, potentially permanent, loss of muscle mass, thereby weakening the muscle. Muscle atrophy is likely a major factor in the high re-injury risk. Further, strain injuries are associated with a long-term inflammatory response.

In the current study, the investigators seek to study interventions to prevent the loss of muscle mass and elaborate on strategies to address the prolonged inflammation observed at the site of the injured muscle.

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effect of protein supplementation on the reduction of muscle atrophy following a severe muscle strain injury in comparison to a carbohydrate supplement. As a second purpose, this study aims to elaborate on findings of prolonged inflammation intra-/ intermuscular by large-scale protein analysis and the characterization of cells active at the site of injury.

The study includes the following hypotheses:

1. Protein supplementation administered in combination with a gradually increasing loading regime (rehabilitation with weekly progression in load/ intensity) will be effective in reducing the injury-related loss of muscle mass.

2. The environment at the site of injury is not only pro-inflammatory, but contains proteins associated with proteolysis.

3. Cells belonging to the group of fibro-adipogenic progenitors will be accumulating intra- and inter-muscularly.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Protein supplementationProtein supplementation20g protein supplementation twice daily for 3 months
Protein supplementationActive rehabilitation20g protein supplementation twice daily for 3 months
Carbohydrate supplementationActive rehabilitation20g maltodextrin supplementation twice daily for 3 months
Carbohydrate supplementationCarbohydrate supplementation20g maltodextrin supplementation twice daily for 3 months
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Muscle volume3 months post injury

Change in muscle volume in the injured muscle comparing immediate post injury scan with 3 months post scan plus comparison of change with healthy, contralateral muscle over the same time span.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Muscle volume12 months post injury

Change in muscle volume in the injured muscle comparing immediate post injury scan with 12 months post scan plus comparison of change with healthy, contralateral muscle over the same time span.

Fat infiltration12 months post injury

Assessment of fat content in the injured muscle comparing immediate post injury scan with 12 months post scan plus comparison of change with healthy, contralateral muscle over same time range

Ultrasound images12 months post injury

Fascicle length measurement, pennation angle, mechanical properties of the muscle (- tendon unit) in the injured and healthy, contralateral muscle

Isokinetic muscle strength12 months post injury

Change in muscle strength in the injured leg compared to muscle strength in healthy, contralateral muscle

Injury screening Questionnaire12 months post

Assessment of subjective symptoms and pain during sports and daily activities

Assessment injury exudate<1 week post injury -12 weeks post injury

Assessment and characterization of cells and soluble factors released after a strain injury into the intra-/ intermuscular space

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Hospital, Nielsine Nielsen Vej 11, Building 8

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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