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Run, Recovery, Repeat, Always Healthy ("Corre, Recupera, Repite, Siempre Saludable")

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Physical Exertion
Interventions
Other: Athletics track
Other: Elliptical machine
Registration Number
NCT03155633
Lead Sponsor
Universitat Jaume I
Brief Summary

This study has as main objective to know how the processes of recovery are realized after a race of marathon. For this, the participants of a marathon race are divided into three work groups during the 9 days post-marathon, one with rest in the recovery period, another with continuous race three sessions every 48h and another with three sessions of elliptical every 48h .

Detailed Description

The marathon runners suffer a high fatigue, as has been studied by different investigations, the proposal of this study is to know how the recovery processes are produced in runners who have completed a 42km test.

To do this, baseline measurements of the runners have been made through stress tests and determinations of biomarkers in blood and urine. Subsequently blood and urine samples were taken the day before the marathon test and blood and urine samples were then taken again on arrival at 24h, 48h, 96h, 144h, and 196h.

At the same time, an intervention was carried out in the recovery phase, with the runners in three groups. The first one performed rests during the 9 days after the race, the second performed continuous race monitored every 48h from the end of the race, and the third group performed aerobic work on an elliptical machine under the same conditions as the group of Continuous race

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
98
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adults healthy with 30-45 years
  • BMI between 16-24,99
  • Time in marathon between 3h-4h in men
  • Time in marathon between 3h:30min-4h:40min in women
Exclusion Criteria
  • Having heart disease
  • Having kidney disease
  • Taking a medication on an ongoing basis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Running GroupAthletics trackRunning at 95-105% aerobic Threshold on athletics track 48h, 96h, 144h after the race. Control heart devices
Elliptical GroupElliptical machineRunning at 95-105% aerobic Threshold on elliptical machine 48h, 96h, 144h after the race. Control heart devices
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in the Blood Physiological parametersbaseline, 0, 24, 48, 96, 144 and 192 hours post-race

Blood test

Analysis of tne changes in the Physical activity dataOne month before the pre-race, accelerometers were worn during seven days. Accelerometers were also worn during nine days starting from the night before the marathon race

Physical activity measured by wearing accelerometer devices. Physical activity defined as sedentary, light, moderate and vigorous. The aim to wear accelerometers devices is to monitor individuals during recovery time post-marathon race

Change in the Urin Physiological parametersbaseline, 0, 48, 96, 144 and 192 hours post-race

Urin test

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self-reported questionnaireOne month before the race day

Personal questionnaire asking for social and training habits

Strength levelpre-marathon race and 0, 48, 96, 144 hours post-marathon race

Squat Jump (cm). Two jumps per person

Physical ConditionOne month before the marathon race day

Maximal oxygen consumption

Analysis of the change of body mass indexone month before the marathon race day, 24 hours before the marathon race, 2 hours before the marathon race and 10 minutes after the marathon race

BMI

Body compositionOne month before the marathon race day

Bioimpedance analysis

Heart rateThrough marathon completion, an average of 4 hours

Recording the number of contractions of the heart per minute (bpm) by using a heart rate monitor during all the marathon race

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