The study is a randomized clinical trial examining the effectiveness of massage and intermittent pneumatic compression on recovery from a 161-km ultramarathon.
The study is a randomized clinical trial examining the effectiveness of massage and intermittent pneumatic compression on recovery from a 161-km ultramarathon. Participants of the 2015 161-km Western States Endurance Run were randomized to a 20-minute post-race intervention of massage, intermittent pneumatic compression or supine rest. Each subject completed two 400 m runs at maximum speed before the race, and on days 3 and 5 after the race, and also provided muscle pain and soreness ratings and overall muscular fatigue scores before and for 7 days after the race.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
108
20 minutes of intermittent pneumatic compression to lower extremities
20 minutes of massage to lower extremities
VA Northern California Health Care System
Sacramento, California, United States
400 m run time
self-timed 400 m run as fast as possible
Time frame: 5 days
Lower body muscle pain and soreness rating
Subjective rating of lower body muscle pain and soreness on 10-point Likert scale
Time frame: 5 days
Overall muscular fatigue score
Subjective rating of overall muscular fatigue on a 12-cm visual analog scale
Time frame: 5 days
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