Effects on CK, RPE, VAS Scale and Physical Performance of Three Recovery Methods in Elite Basketball Players

University of Cadiz

Status

Completed

Conditions

Protein-carbohydrates Supplementation

Active Recovery

Cold-water Immersion

Placebo

Treatments

Procedure: Placebo

Procedure: Protein-carbohydrates supplementation

Procedure: Active recovery

Procedure: Cold-water immersion

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05805540

The RECOVERY Study

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of cold water intermittent ion (CWI), carbohydrate and protein supplementation (SUPPL), and active recovery (ACT) on creatine kinase (CK), perceptual and performance markers of recovery in elite basketball players after a specific fatigue protocol.

Fifteen elite basketball players participated in this crossover controlled trial. All participants were randomly measured in 4 conditions of the recovery method 1 week apart after a fatigue exercise protocol (~ 45 'of high intensity intermittent effort with specific basketball movements). The recovery methods consist of CWI at 10oC in periods of 2 minutes submerged and 2 minutes out of the water, supplementation with 0.3gr / kg of maltodextrin and 0.2gr / kg of neutral whey protein in 0.5 liters of water, pedaling ACT for 25 minutes at 50% of maximum heart rate or a placebo drink (PLA). The Visual Analogue Fatigue Scale (VAS), Perceived Exercise Rate (RPE), CK and physical performance (jumping, speed, isometric and dynamic tests of resistance to squats) were measured before, after and 24 hours after of the protocol. The VAS scale and RPE were also measured immediately after application of the recovery method. Repeated 2-way post-hoc comparisons of ANOVA and Bonferroni measures were applied, with a significance set at P <0.05.

Enrollment

15 patients

Sex

Male

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Having at least 10 years of sports practice,
Having been training during the season a minimum of four times a week,
Not having suffered serious or minor but recently injuries,
Having competed and trained regularly in the previous season.

Exclusion criteria

Suffering an injury during the study period
Not having gone through all the treatment groups (CWI, carbohydrate-protein supplementation, active recovery and placebo)

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

15 participants in 4 patient groups, including a placebo group

Cold-water immersion

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects were immersed, in a sitting position where legs were always covered, in cold water at 11ºC in periods of 2 minutes submerged and 2 minutes out of the water at room temperature (25ºC), repeating this process 5 times.

Treatment:

Procedure: Cold-water immersion

Protein-carbohydrates supplementation

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects consumed a mixed carbohydrate and protein beverage, composed of 0.3gr/kg of maltodextrin and 0.2gr/kg of neutral whey protein in 0.5 litres of water.

Treatment:

Procedure: Protein-carbohydrates supplementation

Active recovery

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects was carried out using a bicycle ergometer. The subjects pedaled for 25 minutes at 50% of the maximum heart rate (HRmax).

Treatment:

Procedure: Active recovery

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Subjects drank a water-based drink and sweetener. Both the PLA and SUPPL group sat for 25 minutes until all recovery methods were completed.