Cold Water Immersion and Recovery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Post-exercise Cold Water Immersion

• Registration Number: NCT02596542
• Lead Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center

Brief Summary

Cold-water immersion (CWI) is a frequently applied strategy to accelerate post-exercise recovery in both recreational as well as professional athletes. However, the effect of repeated post-exercise CWI on other recovery strategies remains unclear.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-11
• Study First Submitted: 2015-11-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-11-03
• Study First Posted: 2015-11-04
• Primary Completion: 2016-05
• Study Completion: 2016-05
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-01
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 12

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: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle protein synthesis (expressed as fractional synthetic rate (FSR in %/h)	2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle temperature (expressed as degrees celsius)	1 day
Glycogen concentration (expressed as micromol glycosol units*g dry wt)	1 day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Maastricht University; 🇳🇱 Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands