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Healthy recreational and high level athletes will undergo 2 randomized, cross-over counterbalanced sessions of anodal tDCS or sham tDCS.
The primary outcome is an isokinetic evaluation of their hamstrings' and quadriceps' endurance after each session
Recruitment :
Healthy recreational and high level athletes will be recruited through social media and advertisements.
Each subject came twice to the Liege University Hospitals' isokinetic lab. Each session began with strapping the subjet into the isokinetic machine, making sure that all the settings were adapted to the subject. Then, each subject received either anodal tDCS, of sham tDCS. Neither the evaluator or the subject knew which they were receiving. Immediately following tDCS, there was a warmup consisting of stationary bike, and an isokinetic warmup. Then, subjects' endurance was using a maximal isokinetic tests, at 30 maximal concentric and eccentric contractions at a speed of 180°/s.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anodal tDCS | Experimental | Subjects will receive 20min anodal tDCS |
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| Sham tDCS | Sham Comparator | Subjects will receive 20 minutes of Sham anodal tDCS |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| tDCS | Device | 20 minutes of anodal tDCS (C3/FP2) 2mA or sham |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Peak Strength | Peak strength (measured by the isokinetic machine) is measured after each of the 30 repetitions. Peak strength of the 30 repetitions will be measured, and how strength decreases throughout the test will be analysed | Immediately after tDCS and sham |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Stephen Bornheim, Msc | Liege University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Liege Univeristy Hospital | Liège | 4000 | Belgium |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005221 | Fatigue |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D065908 | Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation |
| ID | Term |
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| D004599 | Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D003295 | Convulsive Therapy |
| D013000 | Psychiatric Somatic Therapies |
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Randomized, triple-blind, sham-controlled, crossover
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The device is preprogrammed by a third party non participating in any element in the study. They then chose (using opaque envelopes) the treatment code for each participant
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
| D004597 | Electroshock |
| D011580 | Psychological Techniques |