Clinical trial NCT04375163: Effects of Massage Between Sets of an Intense Isokinetic Exercise- Protocol of Knee Extensors in Tae Kwon Do Athletes
Official title: Effects of Massage Between Sets of an Intense Isokinetic Exercise- Protocol of Knee Extensors in Tae Kwon Do Athletes on Knee Range of Motion, Thigh Circumference and Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Athletic Performance
Keywords: sport massage
delayed onset muscle soreness
muscles recovery
continuous concentric eccentric exercise
Lead sponsor: Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-05-05
Enrollment: 26
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: 26 Tae Kwon Do athletes performed a vigorous exercise program on the isokinetic dynamometer twice in a period of 10 days, each time on a different extremity. In this way two groups of 26 individuals each were created, with the same individuals alternating. In the massage group (ME) a sport massage was applied between the sets while in the control group (NME) the break was passive. knee flexion and extension ROM, thigh circumference, and creatine kinase (CK) levels in blood plasma were measured before and after each test while L-DOMS was measured 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after the exercise.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: 26 Tae Kwon Do athletes performed a vigorous exercise program on the isokinetic dynamometer twice in a period of 10 days, each time on a different extremity. In this way two groups of 26 individuals each were created, with the same individuals alternating. In the massage group (MG) a sport massage was applied between the sets while in the control group (NMG) the break was passive.

Detailed description: Objective: Τo investigate the effects of massage in athletic performance when applied during intervals of an intense isokinetic exercise protocol for knee extensor muscles.

Design: Randomized Controlled Trial. Participants: 26 Tae Kwon Do athletes performed a vigorous exercise program on the isokinetic dynamometer twice in a period of 10 days, each time on a different extremity. In this way two groups of 26 individuals each were created, with the same individuals alternating. In the massage group (MG) a sport massage was applied between the sets while in the control group (CG) the break was passive.

Main Outcome Measures: knee flexion and extension ROM, thigh circumference, and creatine kinase (CK) levels in blood plasma were measured before and after each test while L-DOMS was measured 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after the exercise.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Professional athletes
* Age range between 18-25.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Conduction of any strengthening exercises on the day before the tests
* Musculoskeletal injury during the last six months
* Background of knee trauma and/or surgery

Primary outcomes:
measure: Changes in Active Knee Range of Motion (ROM)
timeFrame: day 1: pre-treatment, after- treatment, day: 10 pre-treatment, after- treatment
measure: Changes in creatine kinase (CK) levels in blood plasma
timeFrame: day 1: pre-treatment, after- treatment, day: 10 pre-treatment, after- treatment
measure: Changes in thigh circumference
timeFrame: day 1: pre-treatment, after- treatment, day: 10 pre-treatment, after- treatment
measure: Changes in Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
timeFrame: day 1: 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after-exercise, day 10: 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after-exercise
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Changes in concentric and eccentric torque
timeFrame: day 1: pre-treatment
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Thessaloníki
country: Greece
facility: Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences
state: Central Makedonia
Study officials:
affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences
name: Evaggelos Sykaras
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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