NCT04201977

Comparison of Different Forms of Recovery on the Functionality After Physical Exercise

Completed NA Last updated 4 May 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Foam Roller Recovery in Massage in 50 participants. Completed in 30 April 2021.

Timeline

1 June 2019

Primary endpoint
31 December 2020

30 April 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	crossover
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	50
Start date	1 June 2019
Primary completion	31 December 2020
Estimated completion	30 April 2021
Sites	1 location across Brazil

Drugs / interventions tested

• Foam Roller Recovery
• Active recovery
• Immersion in cold water
• Passive recovery

Conditions studied

• Massage — all drugs for Massage →
• Inflammatory Response — all drugs for Inflammatory Response →
• Muscle, Skeletal — all drugs for Muscle, Skeletal →
• Cryotherapy Effect — all drugs for Cryotherapy Effect →

Sponsor

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria — full company profile →

Who can join

Adults 18 to 35, male only, with Massage or Inflammatory Response. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and decrease of musculoskeletal function are due to high intensity training and / or sports activities. These occur due to micro lesions of muscle tissue resulting in nociceptor sensitization. Non-pharmacological interventions to attenuate DOMS and favor muscle recovery have been studied. These interventions aim to maintain performance levels, especially in competitions. Among these interventions, cryotherapy (cold water immersion) and active recovery already have good clinical evidence. Currently a new proposal has been gaining ground for myofascial self-release (foam roller), however its mechanisms and clinical evidence are not yet well established. The aim of the present research is to compare the effects of passive recovery, active recovery, cold water immersion recovery and recovery through myofascial self-release on DOMS and the functionality of healthy volunteers undergoing resistance exercise.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Effect of foam rolling recovery on pain and physical capacity after resistance exercises: A randomized crossover trial.
   Arbiza BCC, da Silva AMV, de Lima KS, Rubin Neto LJ, et al · · 2024 · cited 1× · PMID 38432810 · DOI 10.1016/j.jbmt.2023.11.022