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Effect of Combined Active Recovery and Foam Rolling Enhance Lactate Clearance and Reduce Muscle Soreness Following a Simulated Running Competition

NCT07439523 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-05-07

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Summary

This study investigates the effects of combining Active Recovery (AR) and Foam Rolling (FR) on blood lactate, heart rate, and muscle soreness in competitive 400-meter sprint athletes. Twenty healthy athletes will be randomly assigned to one of two groups:

Experimental group: Active Recovery + Foam Rolling Control group: Active Recovery only All participants will perform a simulated 400-meter sprint. Following the sprint, both groups perform 5 minutes of light jogging (Active Recovery). Subsequently, participants in the experimental group will perform 10 minutes of foam rolling on the quadriceps, hamstring, and gastrocnemius muscles.

Measurements include:

Blood lactate: pre- and post-recovery Heart rate: baseline, pre-exercise, post-recovery Muscle soreness (VAS 0-10): quadriceps, hamstring, gastrocnemius at baseline, pre-exercise, post-recovery, 1 hour, and 24 hours post-exercise The study aims to determine whether adding foam rolling to active recovery improves post-exercise physiological and perceptual recovery markers. Participants will not be informed of their group assignment to reduce bias; only the investigators will know.

All procedures will take place at the Athletics Track, Surabaya State University, Indonesia.

Ethical approval has been obtained from Komite Etik Penelitian Kesehatan STIKES Guna Bangsa Yogyakarta (Ethical Approval No: 009/KEPK/II/2026).

Conditions

  • Recovery Strategies After Simulated 400-meter Sprint in University Athletes

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Active Recovery + Foam Rolling

Participants perform a 400-meter sprint followed by 5 minutes of active recovery (light jogging). Subsequently, participants perform 10 minutes of foam rolling on quadriceps, hamstring, and gastrocnemius muscles. Blood lactate is measured pre- and post-recovery. Heart rate is recorded at baseline, pre-exercise, and post-recovery using a chest strap monitor. Muscle soreness is assessed using a visual analog scale (0-10) at baseline, pre-exercise, post-recovery, 1 hour, and 24 hours post-exercise.

BEHAVIORAL

Active Recovery Only

Participants perform a 400-meter sprint followed by 5 minutes of active recovery (light jogging) only. Blood lactate is measured pre- and post-recovery. Heart rate is recorded at baseline, pre-exercise, and post-recovery using a chest strap monitor. Muscle soreness is assessed using a visual analog scale (0-10) at baseline, pre-exercise, post-recovery, 1 hour, and 24 hours post-exercise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Surabaya State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
23 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-18
Primary Completion
2026-02-19
Completion
2026-02-19

Countries

  • Indonesia

Study Locations

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