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PAPE Protocols for Judo Athletes

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Post-Activation Performance Enhancement
Registration Number
NCT06768723
Lead Sponsor
Universidade do Porto
Brief Summary

The study aimed to investigate the post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) of the special judo fitness test (SJFT) of youth judo athletes using upper-body (isometric push-ups), lower-body (standing broad jumps), or their combination as conditioning exercise (CE).

Detailed Description

Fourteen females (aged 16.5 ± 0.8 yrs) and nine males (aged 17.0 ± 0.9 yrs) performed the three CEs or a control condition (i.e., judo-specific warm-up) in a randomized crossover method. The SJFT was conducted one minute after the CE or control condition.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria
  • Minimum of 4 years of judo training and competition experience.
  • Actively practicing the sport and preparing for a competition during the time of data collection
  • Proficient at performing the ippon seoi-nage throwing (judo) technique
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Disease or serious injury that inhibited participating in the warm-up protocols and subsequent testing sessions.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Special judo fitness test (SJFT)15 seconds for the 1st set, 30 seconds for sets #2 and #3

Three sets of time-limited judo throws, assessing the number of throws

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of perceived exertion30 minutes after each testing session

Assess perceived exertion

Heart rateDuring the SJFT, immediately after the SJFT, and 1 minute after the SJFT

Monitoring of heart rate

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto

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Porto, Portugal

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