Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Status

Completed

Conditions

Physical Fitness

Sport

Performance Enhancing Product Use

Recovery

Treatments

Other: HBOT group

Other: CON group

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06112210

HBstudy

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this tudy will be to investigate the effects of a single session of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on recovery and performance after a football match in elite youth football players.

The main questions this study will aim to answer are:

Will a single session of HBOT improve recovery parameters such as biochemical markers and physical fitness in elite youth football players after a football match? Will a single session of HBOT enhance the performance of elite youth football players after a football match?

Participants in this study will include twenty elite youth male football players. They will be randomly assigned to either the HBOT group or the control group. All participants will undergo evaluations for biochemical parameters, physical fitness tests, and the Hooper Index (HI) at multiple time points: before the match, at the end of the match, one hour after the HBOT session, and 12 hours after the HBOT session.

In the HBOT group, participants will receive 100% oxygen under elevated pressure in a hyperbaric chamber for a duration of 70 minutes immediately after the football match. Meanwhile, the control group will be exposed to normal atmospheric pressure.

Biochemical analysis will involve collecting blood samples to measure markers such as myoglobin, creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, alanine aminotransferase, and aspartate aminotransferase. Physical fitness tests will include vertical jump height measurements (squat jump, countermovement jump, and countermovement jump with arm swing) and linear speed assessments at various distances (5 m, 10 m, and 20 m). The Hooper Index (HI) will be used for subjective assessment of fatigue and well-being.

This study aims to provide insights into the potential benefits of HBOT as a recovery strategy for elite youth football players and its impact on performance in the future.

Enrollment

20 patients

Sex

Male

Ages

16 to 18 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

football player
free of injuries
free of medical conditions contraindicated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
written parental consent

Exclusion criteria

pre-existing injuries or medical conditions that are contraindicated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
participation in severe physical activity within 24 hours before the study
participants who do not comply with the requirement to abstain from breakfast, caffeine, and alcohol prior to the first blood collection
an active respiratory illness, such as a cold, at the time of the study