The effect of cold water immersion, massage and their combination on muscle soreness symptoms in amateur athletes
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN85372618
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Patras
- Brief Summary
2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36553973/ (added 14/06/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 16
Inclusion Criteria
1. Healthy college athletes
2. Participating in amateur sports
3. No injury at the lower extremities the last 6 months
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The examination and evaluation of DOMS will be based on:<br>1. Exercise intensity (BORG)<br>2. Muscle pain (VAS)<br>3. Upper thigh (CUT) and medial circumference (CMT)<br>4. Femoral rectal perimeter, with (PFRC) and without (PFR) contraction<br>5. Knee flexion range of motion (ROM)<br>6. Maximal quadriceps isometric (MQI)<br>7. Serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels<br>Assessed in 5 conditions (at baseline, immediately after plyometric exercise, 24, 48 and 72 hours after the exercise). Control in blood serum was performed before exercise and then 24, 48, 72 hours after it.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method