NCT04375163

Effects of Massage Between Sets of an Intense Isokinetic Exercise- Protocol of Knee Extensors in Tae Kwon Do Athletes

Effects of Massage Between Sets of an Intense Isokinetic Exercise- Protocol of Knee Extensors in Tae Kwon Do Athletes on Knee Range of Motion, Thigh Circumference and Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

26 Tae Kwon Do athletes performed a vigorous exercise program on the isokinetic dynamometer twice in a period of 10 days, each time on a different extremity. In this way two groups of 26 individuals each were created, with the same individuals alternating. In the massage group (MG) a sport massage was applied between the sets while in the control group (NMG) the break was passive.

Detailed description

Objective: Τo investigate the effects of massage in athletic performance when applied during intervals of an intense isokinetic exercise protocol for knee extensor muscles. Design: Randomized Controlled Trial. Participants: 26 Tae Kwon Do athletes performed a vigorous exercise program on the isokinetic dynamometer twice in a period of 10 days, each time on a different extremity. In this way two groups of 26 individuals each were created, with the same individuals alternating. In the massage group (MG) a sport massage was applied between the sets while in the control group (CG) the break was passive. Main Outcome Measures: knee flexion and extension ROM, thigh circumference, and creatine kinase (CK) levels in blood plasma were measured before and after each test while L-DOMS was measured 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after the exercise.

Conditions

• Athletic Performance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Isokinetic intense exercise protocol	The isokinetic protocol included 6 sets of 10 maximum efforts at 60 °/s of one leg with a 2-minute break between the sets.
OTHER	Massage treatment	Massage consisted of stroking (30") and petrissage (50") for muscle relaxation, then friction (10"), pincement and clapping (30") to prepare muscles for the next set.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-01
• Primary completion: 2020-06-20
• Completion: 2020-06-20
• First posted: 2020-05-05
• Last updated: 2020-07-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece