The Effect of Fatigue on Static and Dynamic Balance in Healthy Young Male Athletes

Kuwait University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fatigue

Treatments: Behavioral: Running Fatigue Protocol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06901219

no. BE-17-14

Details and patient eligibility

About

Participants were randomized into control and experimental groups. They were examined on static and dynamic balance (pre- & post-tests). Then, the experimental group went through a fatigue protocol, in which speed and incline increase one unit each minute passing, and stopped when rate of perceived exertion level reached ≥ 18, and the plasma lactate level differed from the baseline by ≥ 4mmol/L.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 24 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• male and aged between 18-24 years old,
• physically active (i.e. exercised ≥ 3 times weekly during the past three months).

Exclusion criteria

• reported a minor injury in the past two months,
• major injury in the past 12 months, and/or underwent a major primary surgery in their lower limb.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Fatigue protocol group

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group went through a fatigue protocol, in which speed and incline increase one unit each minute passing, and stopped when rate of perceived exertion level reached ≥ 18, and the plasma lactate level differed from the baseline by ≥ 4mmol/L

Treatment:

Behavioral: Running Fatigue Protocol

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Will rest for 20 minutes