Clinical trial NCT05805540: Effects on CK, RPE, VAS Scale and Physical Performance of Three Recovery Methods in Elite Basketball Players
Official title: Acute Effects on Creatine Kinase, Perceived Fatigue and Physical Performance of Different Post-Exercise Recovery Methods in Elite Basketball Players: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cold-water Immersion
Protein-carbohydrates Supplementation
Active Recovery
Placebo
Keywords: cryotherapy
recovery strategies
nutrition
team sports
invisible training
exercise-induced muscle damage
Lead sponsor: University of Cadiz
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-04-10
Enrollment: 15
Sex: MALE
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Intervention model description: A crossover design was used to examine the effects of four different recovery interventions on muscle damage and fatigue and physical performance after a maximal exercise test in elite male basketball players. Thus each athlete performed all the recovery methods that were included in the study, one week apart; including CWI, carbohydrate-protein supplementation, active recovery, and placebo-control condition.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of cold water intermittent ion (CWI), carbohydrate and protein supplementation (SUPPL), and active recovery (ACT) on creatine kinase (CK), perceptual and performance markers of recovery in elite basketball players after a specific fatigue protocol.

Fifteen elite basketball players participated in this crossover controlled trial. All participants were randomly measured in 4 conditions of the recovery method 1 week apart after a fatigue exercise protocol (\~ 45 'of high intensity intermittent effort with specific basketball movements). The recovery methods consist of CWI at 10oC in periods of 2 minutes submerged and 2 minutes out of the water, supplementation with 0.3gr / kg of maltodextrin and 0.2gr / kg of neutral whey protein in 0.5 liters of water, pedaling ACT for 25 minutes at 50% of maximum heart rate or a placebo drink (PLA). The Visual Analogue Fatigue Scale (VAS), Perceived Exercise Rate (RPE), CK and physical performance (jumping, speed, isometric and dynamic tests of resistance to squats) were measured before, after and 24 hours after of the protocol. The VAS scale and RPE were also measured immediately after application of the recovery method. Repeated 2-way post-hoc comparisons of ANOVA and Bonferroni measures were applied, with a significance set at P \<0.05.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Having at least 10 years of sports practice,
* Having been training during the season a minimum of four times a week,
* Not having suffered serious or minor but recently injuries,
* Having competed and trained regularly in the previous season.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Suffering an injury during the study period
* Not having gone through all the treatment groups (CWI, carbohydrate-protein supplementation, active recovery and placebo)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Creatine Kinase (CK)
timeFrame: 4 Weeks
measure: Fatigue perception
timeFrame: 4 Weeks
measure: Rate of Perceived Exertion
timeFrame: 4 Weeks
measure: 10 meters sprint time
timeFrame: 4 Weeks
measure: 4 x 10 meters agility time
timeFrame: 4 Weeks
measure: Squat Jump
timeFrame: 4 Weeks
measure: Counter Movement Jump
timeFrame: 4 Weeks
measure: Abalakov Jump
timeFrame: 4 Weeks
measure: Half Squat Isometric Strength
timeFrame: 4 Weeks
measure: Half Squat Dynamic Strength
timeFrame: 4 Weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Puerto Real
country: Spain
facility: Science of Education Faculty
state: Cadiz
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Cádiz
name: Jesús G Ponce, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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