MΒT-UTH: Metabolic Cost of Medicine Ball Training

Sponsor

University of Thessaly (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05412511

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

1.4

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

In this study, the investigators will be able to estimate the metabolic cost of several foundational medicine ball training exercises.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Body Composition Physical Fitness Energy Expenditure Resting Metabolic Rate	Behavioral: MB-30 Behavioral: MB-45	N/A

Detailed Description

Medicine ball training has become a popular cardiovascular training choice in fitness centers and athletic performance enhancement facilities. Despite widespread use and growing popularity, little is known about the metabolic demands of such a training method. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to quantify the cardiovascular and metabolic cost from various foundational medicine ball exercises in order to contribute to a better planning of exercise programs in the real world.

Ten healthy young adults were assigned to execute seven bodyweight exercises (acute bout) for 30 and 45 seconds. Anthropometric, metabolic, functional capacity and performance measurements were conducted at baseline. The metabolic cost was estimated from heart rate, blood lactate, resting oxygen uptake, exercise oxygen uptake, and excess post-exercise oxygen consumption measurements using a portable gas analyzer.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

10 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Crossover Assignment

Masking:

Single (Investigator)

Primary Purpose:

Other

Official Title:

Metabolic Cost of Medicine Ball Training

Actual Study Start Date :

May 1, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Sep 30, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Nov 30, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Training Participants in this arm will perform six medicine ball training exercises (acute bout per exercise) at two different conditions (30 and 45 seconds).	Behavioral: MB-30 Medicine ball training exercises will be performed for 30 seconds and the training volume will be consisted of 1 repetition. Behavioral: MB-45 Medicine ball training exercises will be performed for 45 seconds and the training volume will be consisted of 1 repetition.
No Intervention: Control Participants in this arm will receive no intervention.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Training

Participants in this arm will perform six medicine ball training exercises (acute bout per exercise) at two different conditions (30 and 45 seconds).

Behavioral: MB-30

Medicine ball training exercises will be performed for 30 seconds and the training volume will be consisted of 1 repetition.

Behavioral: MB-45

Medicine ball training exercises will be performed for 45 seconds and the training volume will be consisted of 1 repetition.

No Intervention: Control

Participants in this arm will receive no intervention.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in exercise-induced energy expenditure [At pre-exercise, during, and 30 minutes after exercise session (single bout lasting 30 and 45 seconds]
Exercise energy expenditure (kcal) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system
Change in excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) [At 1 hour after exercise session (single bout lasting 30 and 45 seconds]
EPOC (kcal) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system
Change in blood lactate concentration (BLa) [At pre-exercise and 3 minutes after exercise session]
BLa (mmol/L) concentration will be measured in a microphotometer with commercially available kits.
Change in heart rate [At pre-exercise, during, and 30 minutes after exercise session (single bout lasting 30 and 45 seconds]
Heart rate (bpm) will be measured with a wearable heart rate monitor
Change in perceived exertion [At pre-exercise, during, and 30 minutes after exercise session exercise session (single bout lasting 30 and 45 seconds]
Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) will be measured with the Borg scale (0-10)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Body weight [At baseline]
Body weight will be measured on a beam balance with stadiometer
Body height [At baseline]
Body height will be measured on a beam balance with stadiometer
Body mass index (BMI) [At baseline]
BMI will be calculated using the Quetelet's equation
Waist circumference (WC) [At baseline]
WC (cm) will be measured using a Gullick II tape
Hip circumference (HC) [At baseline]
HC (cm) will be measured using a Gullick II tape
Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR [At baseline]
WHR will be calculated by dividing the waist by the hip measurement
Resting metabolic rate (RMR) [At baseline]
RMR (kcal) will be measured using a portable open-circuit indirect calorimeter with a ventilated hood system
Body fat (BF) Body fat (%) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) [At baseline]
BF (%) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Fat mass (FM)t Body fat (%) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) [At baseline]
FM (kg) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Fat-free mass (FFM) [At baseline]
FFM (kg) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) [At baseline]
VO2max (mL/kg/min) will be assessed by a portable open-circuit spirometry system
Maximal strength (1RM) [At baseline]
1RM (kg) will be measured bilaterally on a horizontal leg press and seated chest press machine.
Muscular endurance [At baseline]
Muscular endurance (repetitions) will be measured on a 1-min curl-up and push-up test.
Functional capacity [At baseline]
Functional capacity will be assessed using a movement-based screening tool titled Functional Movement Screening (FMS). The FMS will be consisted of 7 movement tasks that will be scored from 0 to 3 points and the sum will create score ranging from 0 to 21 points (0 = pain with pattern regardless of quality, 1 = unable to perform pattern, 2 = able to perform pattern with compensation/imperfection, 3 = able to perform pattern as directed)Functional capacity will be assessed using a movement-based screening tool titled Functional Movement Screening (FMS). The FMS will be consisted of 7 movement tasks that will be scored from 0 to 3 points and the sum will create score ranging from 0 to 21 points (0 = pain with pattern regardless of quality, 1 = unable to perform pattern, 2 = able to perform pattern with compensation/imperfection, 3 = able to perform pattern as directed)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Aged between 18 and 35 years
Physically active individuals
Free of chronic diseases
Free of musculoskeletal injuries
Nonsmokers

Exclusion Criteria:

Musculoskeletal injuries
Chronic diseases
Use of alcohol, caffeine and any type of ergogenic supplements or medication before (≤6 months) and throughout the study.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Exercise Biochemistry and Sports Nutrition, School of Physical Education, Sports Sciences and Dietetics, University of Thessaly	Trikala		Greece	42100