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NCT Number: NCT06403384

Vibration Therapy in Wheelchair Basketball Players

No study was found that investigated the effect of vibration therapy (VT) on recovery from exercise in WCB players. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate the effects of wearable local vibration device on muscle soreness and athletic performance during recovery from exercise in the elbow area in WCB players.

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Key information

Conditions

Wheelchair Users Athletic Performance Behavior Disability Disabled Persons Motor Activity Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Karabuk U

Karabük, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Vibration therapy (VT) has been widely used to increase performance and rehabilitate injuries in athletes. Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), caused by excessive overload after training and competitions, leads to loss of performance. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of wearable local VT on muscle soreness and athletic performance in wheelchair basketball (WCB) players.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Being a wheelchair basketball players

Exclusion criteria

  • Having had an upper extremity operation within the last 6 months

Treatment and study plan

Vibration

Device

Local vibration was applied

Primary outcomes

  1. Muscle Soreness

    Time frame: pre-exercise (baseline), and 30 minutes and 24 hours post-exercise

    Muscle soreness was evaluated for both arms of the athletes with the "Numeric Pain Scale". This scale is horizontally scored between 0-10 (0 = no pain, 10 = unbearable pain).

  2. Shooting percentage

    Time frame: pre-exercise (baseline), and 30 minutes and 24 hours post-exercise

    The participants were asked to shoot 10 free throws in total from the free throw line with the wheelchair after a warmup. The percentage of successful throws was accepted as the shooting percentage value of the athletes (number of successful throws x 100 / total number of throws).

  3. 20-meter sprint test

    Time frame: pre-exercise (baseline), and 30 minutes and 24 hours post-exercise

    For the test, a 20-meter track was created on the basketball court floor, and 2 meters were added to the distance and marked so that the athletes would not slow down on the last meters. The time to complete the 20-meter track with the ready and start command of the participants was recorded with a stopwatch.

  4. Joint position sense

    Time frame: pre-exercise (baseline), and 30 minutes and 24 hours post-exercise

    Joint position sense was evaluated with the passive to active joint repositioning method using a digital inclinometer device. The participants sat with the elbow extended and eyes closed on their wheelchairs. The target angles were selected 30°, 60° and 90° of the elbow joint.

  5. Range of motion

    Time frame: pre-exercise (baseline), and 30 minutes and 24 hours post-exercise

    Both elbow joint extension/flexion angles were measured with a universal goniometer (baseline) with the arm in anatomical position on the wheelchair.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Karabuk University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Vibration Therapy on Muscle Soreness and Athletic Performance in Wheelchair Basketball Players

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
May 7, 2024
Registry last updated
May 7, 2024

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