Osteopathy Treatment Restores Cardiovascular Autonomic Parameters in Rugby Players
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 26
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Resting heart rate
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), a form of non-invasive manual treatment, for a faster recovery of cardiovascular parameters after a rugby union match in professional male athletes. To this end, the effects of OMT on resting cardiovascular function and cardiovascular reactivity were evaluated in twenty-three male players 18-20 hours after a match and compared with a corresponding no-match (control) condition. Assessment of resting cardiovascular parameters 18-20 hours after a match revealed the presence of elevated mean arterial pressure and heart rate, and reduced vagally-mediated heart rate variability compared with a no-match condition. OMT provoked a significant reduction in mean arterial pressure and increased vagally-mediated heart rate variability at rest both in the after match and control conditions. Moreover, OMT favoured a larger vagal withdrawal in response to an orthostatic stress compared with a sham treatment. These results suggest that OMT may be implemented as a recovery strategy to restore athletes' cardiovascular homeostasis after a rugby union match.
详细描述
The presence of cardiovascular autonomic alterations in the aftermath of an intense exercise performed during a competitive match may indicate incomplete recovery and prolonged fatigue.Therefore, the implementation of effective interventions aimed at favoring a faster recovery of athletes' cardiovascular homeostasis in the aftermath of a competitive match may be beneficial for greater adaptations to subsequent training and enhanced overall performance. In this regard, osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is a form of non-invasive manual treatment that uses a set of touch, manipulation and mobilization procedures to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness or injury. In the present study, the investigators sought to explore the efficacy of a single session of OMT in restoring alterations in cardiovascular parameters at rest and in response to an orthostatic challenge in trained adult male athletes long after (18-20 hours) a rugby union match.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •being healthy and injury-free
- •age ≥ 18 years old
- •being Caucasian
- •regular participation in competitive matches of rugby union consisting of 2, 40-min halves
- •regular training for an average of six hours/week during the last four weeks
排除标准
- •history of cardiovascular disease or traumatic brain injury
- •chronic drug treatment
- •use of any medications during the last week
- •having received osteopathic manipulative treatment before
结局指标
主要结局
Resting heart rate
时间窗: ECG recorded for 5 min just after osteopathic manipulative treatment and sham treatment
Mean heart rate measured as beats per minute
Resting heart rate variability (RMSSD index)
时间窗: ECG recorded for 5 min just after osteopathic manipulative treatment and sham treatment
Root mean square of the successive differences between adjacent heart beats (RMSSD) measured in ms
Resting heart rate variability (HF index)
时间窗: ECG recorded for 5 min just after osteopathic manipulative treatment and sham treatment
High frequency (HF) component power of the RR interval spectrum measured in ms2
Resting mean arterial pressure
时间窗: Assessed just after osteopathic manipulative treatment and sham treatment with a sphygmomanometer
Mean arterial pressure measured in mmHg
次要结局
- Heart rate variability (RMSSD index) reactivity to orthostasis(ECG recorded for 10 min during orthostasis (5 min) and subsequent recovery (5 min))
- Heart rate reactivity to orthostasis(ECG recorded for 10 min during orthostasis (5 min) and subsequent recovery (5 min))
- Heart rate variability (HF index) reactivity to orthostasis(ECG recorded for 10 min during orthostasis (5 min) and subsequent recovery (5 min))
研究者
Elena Giovanna Bignami
full professor
University of Parma