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The Effect of Whole Body Cryotherapy on Recovery and Performance: a Randomized Controlled Trial

U

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland

Status

Completed

Conditions

Cold

Treatments

Other: cold water tub
Device: Kryosauna Space Cabin

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02847663
PB_2016-01125

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigates the effects of whole-body cryotherapy vs. cold-water immersion after a muscle damage protocol.

Full description

In this study the effects of a single- or multiple whole body cryotherapy (-135°C for max. 2 minutes) vs. cold water immersion (10°C for 15 min) and a passive control group (20 min supine position) are compared. These effects are examined after a muscle damage protocol of the frontal thighs (3 x 30 jumps). The objective recovery parameters are vertical jump, maximum voluntary contraction of the anterior thigh muscle, heart rate, blood pressure, skin-core body temperature and the oxygen saturation of the thigh muscles. Subjective recovery parameters are the local muscle soreness details and the general exhaustion details. The parameters are directly and 24, 48 and measured 72 hours after exposure. The aim is to elicit the effects of whole body cooling to make recommendations to. The current scientific knowledge situation calls for further studies to whole body cooling.

Enrollment

30 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 35 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Only healthy young subjects 18-35 years no musculoskeletal surgery in trunk and lower extremities injury history in trunk and lower extremity for more than one year subjects taking anticonceptive medication are allowed to participate

Exclusion criteria

Actual injuries or injuries for less than one year in trunk and /or lower extremities injury history in trunk and lower extremity for more than one year with complaints anxiety of cooling subjects on medication pace maker cardiovascular disease pregnancy skeletal problems appendectomy for less than two years Morbus Raynaud syndrome

Trial design

Primary purpose

Basic Science

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

30 participants in 2 patient groups

Whole-body cryotherapy
Experimental group
Description:
The effects of whole-body cryotherapy (-135°C for 2 minutes) are investigated after a muscle damage protocol.
Treatment:
Device: Kryosauna Space Cabin
Cold-water immersion
Other group
Description:
The effects of cold-water immersion (10°C for 15 minutes) are investigated after a muscle damage protocol.
Treatment:
Other: cold water tub

Trial contacts and locations

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