Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Condition: Performance Enhancing Product Use; Physical Fitness; Recovery; Sport
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The goal of this tudy will be to investigate the effects of a single session of hyperbaric
      oxygen therapy (HBOT) on recovery and performance after a football match in elite youth
      football players.

      The main questions this study will aim to answer are:

      Will a single session of HBOT improve recovery parameters such as biochemical markers and
      physical fitness in elite youth football players after a football match? Will a single
      session of HBOT enhance the performance of elite youth football players after a football
      match?

      Participants in this study will include twenty elite youth male football players. They will
      be randomly assigned to either the HBOT group or the control group. All participants will
      undergo evaluations for biochemical parameters, physical fitness tests, and the Hooper Index
      (HI) at multiple time points: before the match, at the end of the match, one hour after the
      HBOT session, and 12 hours after the HBOT session.

      In the HBOT group, participants will receive 100% oxygen under elevated pressure in a
      hyperbaric chamber for a duration of 70 minutes immediately after the football match.
      Meanwhile, the control group will be exposed to normal atmospheric pressure.

      Biochemical analysis will involve collecting blood samples to measure markers such as
      myoglobin, creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, alanine aminotransferase, and aspartate
      aminotransferase. Physical fitness tests will include vertical jump height measurements
      (squat jump, countermovement jump, and countermovement jump with arm swing) and linear speed
      assessments at various distances (5 m, 10 m, and 20 m). The Hooper Index (HI) will be used
      for subjective assessment of fatigue and well-being.

      This study aims to provide insights into the potential benefits of HBOT as a recovery
      strategy for elite youth football players and its impact on performance in the future.
    


Intervention name(s): HBOT group; CON group
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): The HBOT will be performed in a Barox HBOT chamber (Yaklasim Makina San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti). Participants will be taken to the chamber immediately after the football match, where they will sit in individual chairs, and oxygen will be delivered through individual masks. The HBOT group will be exposed to 100% oxygen at 2.2 ATA (atmospheres absolute). Session will last 70 minutes.; The placebo protocols will be performed in a Barox HBOT chamber (Yaklasim Makina San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti). Participants will be taken to the chamber immediately after the football match, where they will sit in individual chairs, and oxygen will be delivered through individual masks. The CON group will be exposed to normobaric ambient pressure (1 ATA). The session will last 70 minutes.
Other intervention name(s): Control; Placebo
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: hyperbaric chamber; football; recovery; hyperbaric oxygen therapy; performance; fatigue