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This study aims to assess the potential recovery and strength effects of male handball players.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Ashwaggandha supplementation | Experimental | Participants in this group took one capsule per day containing 600 mg of ashwagandha |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | The placebo group consumed one capsule per day, identical in color and size to the ashwagandha capsules |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Handball training | Other | Athletes will perfrom their regular handball training |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Rating of fatigue | Evaluations were conducted at three distinct time points: at baseline and at the 4th and 8th days after the baseline. Participants' levels of fatigue were measured using the Rating of Fatigue Scale, which includes 10 descriptors ranging from "not fatigue | |
| Perceived soreness | Evaluations were conducted at three distinct time points: at baseline and at the 4th and 8th days after the baseline. Perceived muscle soreness was evaluated using a 7-point Likert scale, where 0 indicated no soreness and 6 represented severe pain that s | |
| Knee Extension | Evaluations were conducted at three distinct time points: at baseline and at the 4th and 8th days after the baseline. | |
| Knee Flexion | Evaluations were conducted at three distinct time points: at baseline and at the 4th and 8th days after the baseline. | |
| Handgrip | Evaluations were conducted at three distinct time points: at baseline and at the 4th and 8th days after the baseline. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Total Quality Recovery | Evaluations were conducted at three distinct time points: at baseline and at the 4th and 8th days after the baseline.Perceived recovery was evaluated using the Total Quality Recovery (TQR) scale, which ranges from 6 to 20, with endpoints reflecting "very |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Filipe Maia Principal Investigator | Contact | +351 22 986 6000 | fmaia.dcd@umaia.pt |
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