NCT04541901

Massage and Cold Water Immersion on Movement Variability After Fatigue in Swimmers

Effects of Post Exercise Massage and Cold-water Immersion on Movement Variability After Fatigue in Swimmers: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Flávia Carvalho · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effectiveness of post-exercise massage and cold-water immersion compared to control in young elite swimmers. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is post-exercise techniques effective for recovery of the movement variability, , myotonometric, ergometric and perceptive parameters after fatigue? * Can neuromuscular fatigue protocols impair movement variability, myotonometric, ergometric and perceptive parameters? * What tests are reliable to assess different aspects of swimmers' recovery? Researchers will compare massage and cold-water immersion to control and to each other to see if recovery is antecipated. They will also compare an in-water and an out-of-water fatigue protocol to see if they are effective and can be used in different settings. Participants will: * Perform test and retest sessions to assess movement variability, myotonometric, ergometric and perceptive parameters. * Perform an in-water fatigue protocol consisting of 8x100m front-crawl sprints * Receive three recovery strategies in a randomized order (massage, cold-water immersion and control (i.e. rest) * Answer a questionnaire regarding ther beliefs and preferences for recovery.

Conditions

• Movement Disorders
• Muscle Tone
• Perceived Exertion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Massage	12 minutes of effleurage and petrissage on the upper limbs
OTHER	Cold water immersion	12 minutes of cold water immersion at the shoulder level with water temperature between 11 to 15°C

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-06
• Primary completion: 2023-09-30
• Completion: 2023-09-30
• First posted: 2020-09-09
• Last updated: 2024-11-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil