Effects of Massage Between Sets of an Intense Isokinetic Exercise- Protocol of Knee Extensors in Tae Kwon Do Athletes

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-01

Study Completion Date

2020-06-20

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Athletic Performance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

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 Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Assessor-blind randomized control trial. A masked assessor conducted the measurements.

Study Groups

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Massage group (ME)

A sport massage was applied between the sets of an intense isokinetic exercise protocol for knee extensor muscles

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Isokinetic intense exercise protocol

Intervention Type OTHER

The isokinetic protocol included 6 sets of 10 maximum efforts at 60 °/s of one leg with a 2-minute break between the sets.

Massage treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

Massage consisted of stroking (30") and petrissage (50") for muscle relaxation, then friction (10"), pincement and clapping (30") to prepare muscles for the next set.

Control

the break between the sets of an intense isokinetic exercise protocol for knee extensor muscles was passive

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Isokinetic intense exercise protocol

Intervention Type OTHER

The isokinetic protocol included 6 sets of 10 maximum efforts at 60 °/s of one leg with a 2-minute break between the sets.

Interventions

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Isokinetic intense exercise protocol

The isokinetic protocol included 6 sets of 10 maximum efforts at 60 °/s of one leg with a 2-minute break between the sets.

Intervention Type OTHER

Massage treatment

Massage consisted of stroking (30") and petrissage (50") for muscle relaxation, then friction (10"), pincement and clapping (30") to prepare muscles for the next set.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes