Effects of Heavy-load Resistance Training

NCT ID: NCT06356935

Last Updated: 2024-04-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-17

Study Completion Date

2023-08-03

Brief Summary

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The study aims to investigate effects of 8-weeks of heavy-load resistance training on mechanical muscle function and functional performance in elite female team handball players from the Danish Women's Handball League. Players will be randomly assigned to either a resistance training group (RT) or serves as training-as-usual controls (CON).

Detailed Description

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The study aims to examine how an eight-week heavy-load resistance training regimen affects both mechanical muscle function and functional performance in elite female team handball players. Given the sport's demands for rapid and forceful muscle actions, understanding the impact of such training on functional performance is crucial.

Players from four clubs in the Danish Women's Handball League, will be randomly block randomized (one block=one club) into two groups: the heavy-load resistance training group (RT), and the control group (CON). Each group contains players from 2 clubs. The study will conduct a battery of tests to evaluate various aspects of mechanical muscle function and performance, including isometric knee extensor and flexor peak torque, countermovement jump (CMJ) power/work, and functional measures like sprinting, jump height, and agility performance.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Resistance training

Assigned to heavy-load undulating resistance training.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

RT

Intervention Type OTHER

Resistance training

Control

Training-as-usual off-season strength and conditioning training, programs provided by respective clubs

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

CON

Intervention Type OTHER

Control group

Interventions

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RT

Resistance training

Intervention Type OTHER

CON

Control group

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Playing in the Danish Women's Handball League.

Exclusion Criteria

* Absent from team handball training for more than two weeks due to injuries, within the six months preceding PRE-testing.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Team Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Southern Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bjørn Fristrup, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark

Locations

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University of Southern Denmark

Odense, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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HP2024

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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