Effectiveness of Recovery Protocols Combination in Soccer Players

NCT ID: NCT04841733

Last Updated: 2021-04-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-04-18

Study Completion Date

2021-10-31

Brief Summary

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The main objective of this project is to compare the effectiveness of combining different recovery methods on perceptual and physical performance on soccer players.

Detailed Description

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A crossover study will be performed and players will be assigned to different recovery methods combinations after their participation in a football game. The investigators will take baseline measures before the game and post-competition measures 24 hours after the game (one hour before the recovery intervention). Moreover, another two measure moments will be used, 24 and 48 hours after the recovery intervention.

Conditions

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Soccer Physical Stress Fatigue

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Protocol I: Foam Roller (FR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Foam Roller (FR) Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Foam Roller (FR)

Intervention Type OTHER

Foam Roller (FR): participants will follow the Foam Roller protocol using a polyvinylchloride pipe roller (10.3-cm diameter, 0.3-cm thickness surrounded by a 1,5-cm thickness neoprene foam). They will begin with the Foam Roller at the most proximal portion of the muscle and to roll as much body mass as tolerable back and forth along it as smoothly as possible at a cadence of 1 second superior and 1 second inferior as determined with the metronome. Foam Roller will be performed for 45 seconds followed by a 15-second rest for each muscle group (quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, abductors and calf) in each extremity and repeated once.

Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Intervention Type OTHER

Cold-Water Immersion (CWI): will be the last strategy used. Participants will immerse their lower body to the level of the hips for 10 minutes in cold water (10° C).

Protocol II: Stretching (STR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Stretching (STR) Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Stretching (STR)

Intervention Type OTHER

Stretching (STR): participants will perform 8-min of static stretching, involving 3 bilateral repetitions of 30 seconds held stretches to the quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, abductors and calf muscles.

Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Intervention Type OTHER

Cold-Water Immersion (CWI): will be the last strategy used. Participants will immerse their lower body to the level of the hips for 10 minutes in cold water (10° C).

Protocol III: Foam Roller (FR) + Stretching (STR)

Foam Roller (FR) Stretching (STR)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Foam Roller (FR)

Intervention Type OTHER

Foam Roller (FR): participants will follow the Foam Roller protocol using a polyvinylchloride pipe roller (10.3-cm diameter, 0.3-cm thickness surrounded by a 1,5-cm thickness neoprene foam). They will begin with the Foam Roller at the most proximal portion of the muscle and to roll as much body mass as tolerable back and forth along it as smoothly as possible at a cadence of 1 second superior and 1 second inferior as determined with the metronome. Foam Roller will be performed for 45 seconds followed by a 15-second rest for each muscle group (quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, abductors and calf) in each extremity and repeated once.

Stretching (STR)

Intervention Type OTHER

Stretching (STR): participants will perform 8-min of static stretching, involving 3 bilateral repetitions of 30 seconds held stretches to the quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, abductors and calf muscles.

Protocol IV: Foam Roller (FR) + Stretching (STR) + Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Foam Roller (FR) Stretching (STR) Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Foam Roller (FR)

Intervention Type OTHER

Foam Roller (FR): participants will follow the Foam Roller protocol using a polyvinylchloride pipe roller (10.3-cm diameter, 0.3-cm thickness surrounded by a 1,5-cm thickness neoprene foam). They will begin with the Foam Roller at the most proximal portion of the muscle and to roll as much body mass as tolerable back and forth along it as smoothly as possible at a cadence of 1 second superior and 1 second inferior as determined with the metronome. Foam Roller will be performed for 45 seconds followed by a 15-second rest for each muscle group (quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, abductors and calf) in each extremity and repeated once.

Stretching (STR)

Intervention Type OTHER

Stretching (STR): participants will perform 8-min of static stretching, involving 3 bilateral repetitions of 30 seconds held stretches to the quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, abductors and calf muscles.

Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Intervention Type OTHER

Cold-Water Immersion (CWI): will be the last strategy used. Participants will immerse their lower body to the level of the hips for 10 minutes in cold water (10° C).

Interventions

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Foam Roller (FR)

Foam Roller (FR): participants will follow the Foam Roller protocol using a polyvinylchloride pipe roller (10.3-cm diameter, 0.3-cm thickness surrounded by a 1,5-cm thickness neoprene foam). They will begin with the Foam Roller at the most proximal portion of the muscle and to roll as much body mass as tolerable back and forth along it as smoothly as possible at a cadence of 1 second superior and 1 second inferior as determined with the metronome. Foam Roller will be performed for 45 seconds followed by a 15-second rest for each muscle group (quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, abductors and calf) in each extremity and repeated once.

Intervention Type OTHER

Stretching (STR)

Stretching (STR): participants will perform 8-min of static stretching, involving 3 bilateral repetitions of 30 seconds held stretches to the quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, abductors and calf muscles.

Intervention Type OTHER

Cold-Water Immersion (CWI)

Cold-Water Immersion (CWI): will be the last strategy used. Participants will immerse their lower body to the level of the hips for 10 minutes in cold water (10° C).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* semi-professional soccer players
* 75 minutes game participation (minimum)
* 5 years of experience practicing soccer

Exclusion Criteria

* goalkeepers
* injured players
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Albert Altarriba-Bartes

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UVic-UCC

Locations

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Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya

Vic, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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McLean BD, Coutts AJ, Kelly V, McGuigan MR, Cormack SJ. Neuromuscular, endocrine, and perceptual fatigue responses during different length between-match microcycles in professional rugby league players. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2010 Sep;5(3):367-83. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.5.3.367.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20861526 (View on PubMed)

Kentta G, Hassmen P. Overtraining and recovery. A conceptual model. Sports Med. 1998 Jul;26(1):1-16. doi: 10.2165/00007256-199826010-00001.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9739537 (View on PubMed)

Laurent CM, Green JM, Bishop PA, Sjokvist J, Schumacker RE, Richardson MT, Curtner-Smith M. A practical approach to monitoring recovery: development of a perceived recovery status scale. J Strength Cond Res. 2011 Mar;25(3):620-8. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c69ec6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20581704 (View on PubMed)

Casamichana D, Castellano J, Calleja-Gonzalez J, San Roman J, Castagna C. Relationship between indicators of training load in soccer players. J Strength Cond Res. 2013 Feb;27(2):369-74. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182548af1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22465992 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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RCTREC002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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