Clinical trial NCT06112210: Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Official title: Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Has no Acute Effects on Recovery and Performance After a Football Match
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Performance Enhancing Product Use
Physical Fitness
Recovery
Sport
Keywords: hyperbaric chamber
football
recovery
hyperbaric oxygen therapy
performance
fatigue
Lead sponsor: University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-11-01
Enrollment: 20
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 16
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief 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.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* football player
* free of injuries
* free of medical conditions contraindicated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
* written parental consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* pre-existing injuries or medical conditions that are contraindicated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
* participation in severe physical activity within 24 hours before the study
* participants who do not comply with the requirement to abstain from breakfast, caffeine, and alcohol prior to the first blood collection
* an active respiratory illness, such as a cold, at the time of the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Myoglobin
timeFrame: baseline, 3 hours, 5 hours, 24 hours
measure: Creatine kinase
timeFrame: baseline, 3 hours, 5 hours, 24 hours
measure: Lactate dehydrogenase
timeFrame: baseline, 3 hours, 5 hours, 24 hours
measure: Alanine aminotransferase
timeFrame: baseline, 3 hours, 5 hours, 24 hours
measure: Aspartate aminotransferase
timeFrame: baseline, 3 hours, 5 hours, 24 hours
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Squat jump
timeFrame: baseline, 3 hours, 5 hours, 24 hours
measure: Countermovement jump
timeFrame: baseline, 3 hours, 5 hours, 24 hours
measure: Countermovement jump with arm swing
timeFrame: baseline, 3 hours, 5 hours, 24 hours
measure: 5 meter linear speed
timeFrame: baseline, 3 hours, 5 hours, 24 hours
measure: 10 meter linear speed
timeFrame: baseline, 3 hours, 5 hours, 24 hours
measure: 20 meter linear speed
timeFrame: baseline, 3 hours, 5 hours, 24 hours
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Subotica
country: Serbia
facility: Hyperbaric center Subotica
Study officials:
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