Utility and Validity of a High-intensity, Intermittent Exercise Protocol

University Ghent

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fatigue

Treatments: Other: Fatigue protocol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04531891

BC-07679

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to identify an exercise-induced fatigue protocol to mimic central and peripheral acute fatigue effects associated with participation in vigorous dynamic sports activities and to understand the expected central (cardiovascular) and peripheral (muscular) impact of this protocol.

Full description

Fatigue-related parameters (BORG, heart rate, blood lactate level, concentric/eccentric force of the quadriceps muscle) will be measured before and after different short-term high-intensity, intermittent exercise protocols.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men
• ≥ 18 years
• Volley- and basketball, non-elite
• ≥ 3 times per week sports participation
• No acute or overuse low back/lower extremity injuries in the past 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• Women
• <18 years
• >45 years
• other sports than volley- and basketball
• elite players
• <3 times per week sports participation
• acute or overuse low back/lower extremity injuries in the past 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

All-out, high-intensity, intermittent exercise protocol

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Fatigue protocol

5 min, high-intensity, intermittent exercise protocol

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Fatigue protocol