Clinical trial NCT06260215: Recovery Kinetics Following a Soccer Training in Middle-aged Males
Official title: Recovery Kinetics Following a Soccer Training in Middle-aged Males
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Skeletal Muscle Damage
Keywords: Recovery
Soccer
Soccer training
performance
inflammation
Lead sponsor: University of Thessaly
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-02-15
Enrollment: 11
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 40
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: This study aims at investigating the recovery kinetics of skeletal muscle damage, neuromuscular fatigue and performance following a single soccer trainning session in middle aged males. The participants will perform a soccer training session \[A single training session including 60 minutes of warm up, soccer technical exercises and small-sided game\] and a cotrol trial (No intervention included, only daily measurements) in randomized, repeated measures, crossover design. Assesesments related to skeletal muscle damage, performance and neuromuscular fatigue will be executed before the training session and daily for four consecutive days after training.

Detailed description: Eleven male middle-aged participants will be included in this study. Participants will be initially informed about the main goals of study as well as the associated risks and benefits and then will provide their signed consent form. At baseline, they will undergo assessment of their anthropometrics (body mass, height, BMI, WHR), body compotition (using DXA), physical contition level (peak oxygen consumption, VO2peak), haemodynamic profile (diastolic and diastolic blood pressure) and daily dietary intake.Thereafter, they will participate in two experimental trials (Control trial and Soccer trial) in a randomized, crossover, repeated measure design: 1) ST (Soccer Trial): Participants in this trial will perform a soccer training session (60 min) consisted of warm-up, technical exercises and small-sided game, CT (Control Trial): Participants in this trial will only execute the evaluations daily in the dependent variables (they will not receive any intervention). Before each trial, the participants will provide a resting blood sample (for the determination of white blood cells, granulocyte cells, monocyte cells, lymphocyte cells, Hemeatocrit, Hemoglobin, red blood cells and platelets, total antioxidant capacity, glutathione and creatine kinase activity) and undergo assessments of their delay onset muscle soreness (DOMS), maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) of knee extensors and flexors (by isokinetic dynamometer), height and power of countermovement jump (CMJ-using force platform), 10m and 30m sprint time (will be evaluated using light cells). A 7-day wash-out period will apllied between ST and CT. The blood sample will be collected before and 24, 48 and 72 hours post-taining. Also, the evaluation of DOMS, MVIC, sprinting performance, power and jump height (by CMJ) will be evaluated before and 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours post training.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Free of musculoskeletal injuries
* No use of ergogenic supplements or medication
* Free of chronic diseases
* age of 40-60 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Musculoskeletal injury
* Use of alcohol, caffeine and any type of ergogenic supplements or medication during the course of the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in White blood cell count
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48 and 72 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in Granulocyte cell count
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48 and 72 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in Platelets cell count
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48 and 72 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in Monocyte cell count
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48 and 72 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in Lymphocyte cell count
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48 and 72 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in percentage of Hematocrit level
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48 and 72 hours after soccer training
measure: Change Red blood cells count
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48 and 72 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in Hemoglobin level
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48 and 72 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in Creatine kinase activity
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48 and 72 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in Total antioxidant capacity
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48 and 72 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in Glutathione concentration in blood
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48 and 72 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in countermovement jump height
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in Peak power during coutermovement jump test
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in isometric peak torque of knee extensors and flexors
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in sprint time of 10 m
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in sprint time of 30 m
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after soccer training
measure: Change in delayed onset of muscle soreness
timeFrame: At baseline, at 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after soccer training
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Dietary intake
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Peak Maximal oxygen consumption (Peak VO2)
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Body Mass
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Body Height
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Body Fat
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Lean body mass
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Bone mass density
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Bone mass content
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Field activity during the soccer training
timeFrame: During the 60 minutes soccer training (ST) session (72 hours after baseline measurements)
measure: Heart rate during the soccer training
timeFrame: During the 60 minutes soccer training (ST) session (72 hours after baseline measurements)
measure: Systolic Blood Pressure
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Dystolic Blood Pressure
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Rest Heart Rate
timeFrame: At baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Tríkala
country: Greece
facility: University o Thessaly, School of Physical Education and Sports Science
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Thessaly
name: Ioannis G Fatouros, Prof
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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