Recovery Optimization Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Injuries in Soccer Players

University of Castilla-La Mancha

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

Biomarkers (D23.050.301)

Soccer (I03.450.642.845.750)

Athletic Injuries (C26.857.500.124)

Muscle Fatigue (C23.888.592.612.612)

Cryotherapy (E02.095.301.250)

Thermotherapy (E02.095.301.750)

Recovery of Function (G11.427.698.620)

Thermography (E01.370.350.700.750)

Physical Fitness (G11.427.410.698)

Treatments

Other: Hot water immersion (HWI)

Other: Cold Water Immersion (CWI)

Other: Thermography-Guided Immersion (TI)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06920966

IGOID1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if recovery interventions using cold and hot water immersion can reduce the risk of injuries in amateur soccer players.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Do cold water immersions reduce muscle fatigue and improve performance more effectively than hot water immersions? What is the optimal timing and duration for these recovery interventions to maximize their effectiveness?

Researchers will compare:

Cold Water Immersion (CWI) Hot Water Immersion (HWI) No Immersion (NI) Thermographic Immersion (TI) based on individual thermal profiles

Participants will:

Undergo thermographic assessments to determine their thermal profiles. Perform physical tests such as isometric strength tests, countermovement jumps (CMJ), and squats with 50% body weight.

Complete wellness questionnaires to assess their subjective recovery and fatigue levels.

Provide blood and urine samples for biomarker analysis. Participate in recovery interventions (CWI, HWI, or TI) based on their assigned group.

Enrollment

25 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 40 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age: Participants must be adults (18 years or older). Gender: Both male and female participants are eligible. Sport: Participants must be amateur football players. Team Membership: Participants must be members of a football team in the Castilla-La Mancha regional category.

Consent: Participants must provide written informed consent to participate in the study.

Health: Participants must be in good general health, with no chronic illnesses or conditions that would contraindicate participation in physical activity or water immersion.

Exclusion criteria

Injury: Participants who have sustained an injury that prevents them from participating in football activities for at least two weeks during any of the study blocks.

Medical Conditions: Participants with medical conditions that contraindicate water immersion (e.g., severe cardiovascular conditions, open wounds, skin infections).

Withdrawal: Participants who choose to withdraw from the study at any point. Non-compliance: Participants who do not comply with the study protocol or fail to attend scheduled sessions.

Pregnancy: Female participants who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study period.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Basic Science

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

25 participants in 4 patient groups

Cold Water Immersion (CWI)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants undergo five intermittent immersions of 2 minutes each in cold water (11°C), with 2-minute rest periods in between.

Treatment:

Other: Cold Water Immersion (CWI)

Hot Water Immersion (HWI)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants undergo a continuous immersion of 18 minutes in hot water (38°C).

Treatment:

Other: Hot water immersion (HWI)

No Immersion (NI)

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants follow the same protocol structure without any immersion.

Thermography-Guided Immersion (TI)

Experimental group

Description:

Based on thermographic assessments, participants with a hypothermic profile (decreased temperature) receive hot water immersion, while those with a hyperthermic profile (increased temperature) receive cold water immersion.

Treatment:

Other: Thermography-Guided Immersion (TI)