Effects of Passive Recovery Methods After High-Intensity Cycling Exercise
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Conditions studied: Young Adult Health, Young Adults
In brief
This randomized crossover trial will investigate the acute effects of five passive recovery interventions following a standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol. Participants will complete the standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol during five separate study sessions. Immediately after each exercise session, participants will receive one of five recovery interventions: compression therapy, vacuum therapy, kinesiology taping, passive rest, or classical massage. The order of the interventions will be randomized according to a balanced crossover sequence. Each participant will experience all five recovery interventions during the study period. Outcomes related to post-exercise recovery will be assessed across intervention periods.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07652398
- Run by
- Pamukkale University
- People needed
- 12
- Starts
- 2026-06-22
- Expected to finish
- 2026-08-21
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-07-14
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Healthy adult volunteers aged 18-30 years
- Able to perform high-intensity cycling exercise
- No musculoskeletal injury within the last six months
- No known cardiovascular, neurological, or metabolic disease
- Not using medication that may affect exercise performance, pain perception, or recovery
- Willing to attend all five study sessions
- Willing to receive all five passive recovery interventions
- Provided written informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- Presence of acute or chronic musculoskeletal injury
- History of cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory, or metabolic disease
- Contraindication to high-intensity exercise
- Contraindication to compression therapy, vacuum therapy, kinesiology taping, passive rest, or classical massage
- Skin allergy, open wound, dermatological disease, or sensitivity to kinesiology tape
- Use of analgesic, anti-inflammatory, muscle relaxant, or performance-enhancing medication during the study period
- Participation in another exercise or recovery intervention study during the study period
- Failure to attend all study sessions or comply with study procedures
Where it is running
- Pamukkale University, Faculty of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation — Denizli, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)
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