Human TECAR on Exercise Preconditioning and Post-exercise Recovery

NCT ID: NCT06938984

Last Updated: 2025-05-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-04-23

Study Completion Date

2025-05-30

Brief Summary

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TECAR therapy (Transfer of Energy Capacitive and Resistive) is a type of diathermy that uses radiant energy to generate endogenous heat. However, to the date there are no studies investigating the effects of TECAR therapy on exercise preconditioning and post-exercise recovery in humans. Therefore, the aim of this project is to assess the effects of different treatment protocols of TECAR therapy on. exercise preconditioning and post-exercise recovery in humans

Detailed Description

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Fifty male healthy volunteers will be enrolled in a randomized, double-blind (participants and assessors), controlled trial. Volunteers will be allocated in 5 groups of 10 participants each: 1 - Sham-control (fake intervention - massaging with one of the Human TECAR probes with the device turned off before or after the eccentric exercise protocol depending on randomization); 2 - Capacitive mode before exercise (preconditioning); 3 - Resistive mode before exercise (preconditioning); 4 - Capacitive mode after exercise (recovery); and 5 - Resistive mode after exercise (recovery). The treatment target will be the knee extensors muscles (quadriceps).

A standardized knee extension eccentric exercise protocol performed in the isokinetic dynamometer (Biodex System 4) will be used in order to exercise induce skeletal muscle fatigue and damage.

Volunteers will be treated with Human TECAR in a single treatment session, with 10 minutes length, that will be carried out immediately before or immediately after the exercise protocol according to the randomization.

Conditions

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Exercise Recovery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Sham-control

Fake intervention - massaging the quadriceps with one of the Human TECAR probes with the device turned off for 10 minutes, before or after the eccentric exercise protocol depending on randomization

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham Comparator

Intervention Type DEVICE

Massaging the quadriceps with one of the Human TECAR probes with the device turned off for 10 minutes

Capacitive mode before exercise

Capacitive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes, before the eccentric exercise (preconditioning)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Capacitive mode before

Intervention Type DEVICE

Capacitive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes

Resistive mode before exercise

Resistive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes, before the eccentric exercise (preconditioning)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Resistive mode before

Intervention Type DEVICE

Resistive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes

Capacitive mode after exercise (recovery)

Capacitive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes, after the eccentric exercise (recovery)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Capacitive mode after

Intervention Type DEVICE

Capacitive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes

Resistive mode after exercise (recovery)

Resistive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes, after the eccentric exercise (recovery)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Resistive mode after

Intervention Type DEVICE

Resistive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes

Interventions

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Sham Comparator

Massaging the quadriceps with one of the Human TECAR probes with the device turned off for 10 minutes

Intervention Type DEVICE

Capacitive mode before

Capacitive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes

Intervention Type DEVICE

Resistive mode before

Resistive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes

Intervention Type DEVICE

Capacitive mode after

Capacitive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes

Intervention Type DEVICE

Resistive mode after

Resistive mode applied to the quadriceps for 10 minutes

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Physically active male participants;
* Do not present a history of musculoskeletal injury in the regions of the hips, knees and calves in the month preceding the study;
* Are not using pharmacological agents;
* Voluntarily commit to participate in all stages of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Present musculoskeletal or joint injuries during data collection;
* Present history of musculoskeletal injury in the regions of the hips, knees and calves in the month preceding the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Nove de Julho

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ernesto Cesar Pinto Leal Junior

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ernesto Cesar Pinto Leal Junior, Ph.D., M.Sc., PT.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Nove de Julho University

Locations

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Laboratory of Phototherapy and Innovative Technologies in Health

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Brazil

Facility Contacts

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Heliodora Casalechi, Ph.D., M.Sc., PT.

Role: primary

+55 11 3385 9134

Other Identifiers

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7.083.912

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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