Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia Differences Between Upper and Lower Limbs Resistance Training Interventions
Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia Differences at Proximal and Distal Regions After Applying a Lower Limb Resistance Training or an Upper Limb Resistance Training Protocol: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Healthy Participants
Centro Universitario La Salle
90 participants
Feb 15, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This randomized controlled trial with healthy subjects aims to compare exercise-induced hypoalgesia among three groups: one utilizing a lower limb resistance training intervention, another using an upper limb resistance training, and a control group. The exercise protocol involves 3 sets of 5 repetitions of resistance exercises (brachial biceps curl and leg extensions). Exercise-induced hypoalgesia will be assessed by measuring pressure pain thresholds in the thigh and elbow, comparing exercise interventions with the control group. Additionally, a secondary objective is to compare the lower limb and upper limb resistance training groups in terms of their effects on pressure pain thresholds in the thigh and elbow. Thus, the study anticipates observing differences in local and distal hypoalgesia based on the trained region.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Asymptomatic subjects aged between 18 and 64 years.
Exclusion Criteria4
- Cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic, neurological, or osteomuscular signs or pathologies.
- History of epilepsy.
- Pregnant.
- Participants who present any type of pain on the day of the measurements or who have frequently suffered pain during the previous 12 weeks.
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Interventions
Exercise intervention with leg extensions on the dominant quadriceps, doing 3 sets of 5 repetitions with the 5RM after a 5-minute warm-up with a cycle ergometer at 1 watt per kg and 60-80 revolutions per minute and 1 set of 5 repetitions with the 10RM. Previously, 72 hours before, the 5RM would have been calculated progressively approaching in sets of 5 repetitions, starting with the lower weight and stopping the test when obtaining an unsuccessful trial (the participant could not manage to lift the weight five times). The previous successful set would be established as the 5RM.
Exercise intervention with brachial biceps curl on the dominant brachial biceps, doing 3 sets of 5 repetitions with the 5RM after a 5-minute warm-up with a cycle ergometer at 1 watt per kg and 60-80 revolutions per minute and 1 set of 5 repetitions with the 10RM. Previously, 72 hours before, the 5RM would have been calculated progressively approaching in sets of 5 repetitions, starting with the lower weight and stopping the test when obtaining an unsuccessful trial (the participant could not manage to lift the weight five times). The previous successful set would be established as the 5RM.
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NCT06765486