The Energy Cost of 1-Hour Football Training (FAM)

Energy Expenditure Induced by Football Training in Overweight Middle-aged Males

This study aims at investigating the energy expenditure following a single Football trainning session in middle aged males. The participants will perform a soccer training session [A single training session including 60 minutes of warm up, soccer technical exercises and small-sided game] and a cotrol trial (No intervention included, only daily measurements) in randomized, repeated measures, crossover design.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Body Composition; Overweight and Obesity; Energy Expenditure; Resting Metabolic Rate
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: FAM

Detailed Description

Football is an intermittent sport with frequent activity changes and a high number of explosive movements. As a result, both mitochondrial and the non-mitochondrial energy sources (phosphagens, lactic acid system) are heavily utilized during football practice and games, which may contribute to the rise of oxygen consumption following exercise (EPOC) compared with cardiovascular-type exercise, where VO2 can reach a steady state.However, it is observed that there is a methodological limitation in the determination of total energy expenditure during and after football training and specifically in overwight middle-aged participans with metabolic syndrome.

Twenty overweight middle-aged males with mtabolic syndrome will perform a soccer training session [A single training session including 60 minutes of warm up, soccer technical exercises and small-sided game] and a cotrol trial (No intervention included, only daily measurements) in randomized, repeated measures, crossover design. Anthropometric, biochmeistry indicators, metabolic, blood pressure, physical activity and performance measurements will be measured at baseline. Global positoning system and accelerometry devices will be used to measure the distance and intensity of football trianing. The metabolic cost will be 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 Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 20
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Ioannis G Fatouros, Prof; Phone Number: +30 24310 47047; Email: ifatouros@.pe.uth.gr
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Athanasios Z Jamurtas, Prof; Phone Number: +30 24310 47054; Email: ajamurt@pe.uth.gr

Study Locations

• Greece
  • Trikala, Greece, 42100
    • Recruiting
    • Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Exercise Biochemistry and Sports Nutrition, School of Physical Education, Sports Sciences and Dietetics, University of Thessaly
    • Contact: Athanasios Z Jamurtas, Prof; Phone Number: +30 24310 47047; Email: ajamurt@pe.uth.gr
    • Principal Investigator: Dimitrios Brisimitzis, MSc
    • Contact: Ioannis G Fatouros, Prof; Phone Number: +30 24310 47047; Email: ifatouros@pe.uth.gr

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Free of musculoskeletal injuries
• No use of ergogenic supplements or medication
• Free of chronic diseases
• age of 40-60 years
• BMI>25
• Metabolic syndrome

Exclusion Criteria:

• Musculoskeletal injury
• Use of alcohol, caffeine and any type of ergogenic supplements or medication during the course of the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control; Participants in this arm will receive no intervention
Experimental: Recreational Football Training; Participants in this arm will participate in a football training session for 60 minutes. During the training the participans will execute the warm-up process, the part of soccer technical exercises and they will play a small-side-game.	Other: FAM; Participants will perform a recreational Football Training session for 60 minutes. The training will include the warm-up, soccer technical exercises and a small-side game

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in blood lactate concentration (BLa)	BLa (mmol/L) concentration will be measured in a microphotometer with commercially available kits.	At pre- and post-exercise session (single bout) at 3 minutes post-exercise
Change in exercise-induced energy expenditure	Exercise energy expenditure (kcal) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system	At pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)
Change in excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)	EPOC (kcal) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system	At post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)
Change in heart rate	Heart rate (bpm) will be measured with a wearable heart rate monitor	At pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)
Change in perceived exertion	Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) will be measured with the Borg scale (0-10)	At pre-exercise and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)
Respiratory Exchange Ratio (RER)	Respiratory Exchange Ratio (RER) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system	At pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)
Breath Frequency (BF)	Breath Frequency (BF) will be measured using a portable indirect calorimetry system	At pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise session (single bout lasting 60 minutes)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Body weight	Body weight will be measured on a beam balance with stadiometer	At baseline
Body height	Body height will be measured on a beam balance with stadiometer	At baseline
Body mass index (BMI)	BMI will be calculated using the Quetelet's equation	At baseline
Waist circumference (WC)	WC (cm) will be measured using a Gullick II tape	At baseline
Hip circumference (HC)	HC (cm) will be measured using a Gullick II tape	At baseline
Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)	WHR will be calculated by dividing the waist by the hip measurement	At baseline
Resting metabolic rate (RMR)	RMR (kcal) will be measured using a portable open-circuit indirect calorimeter with a ventilated hood system	At baseline
Fat mass (FM)	FM (kg) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)	At baseline
Fat-free mass (FFM)	FFM (kg) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)	At baseline
Dietary intake	Dietary intake will be assesed over a 7-day period using diet recalls	At baseline
Peak Maximal oxygen consumption (Peak VO2)	Peak VO2 will be estimated by open circuit spirometry via breath by breath method	At baseline
Bone mass density	Bone mass density will be measured by using Dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry	At baseline
Bone mass content	Bone mass content will be measured by using Dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry	At baseline
Systolic Blood Pressure	Systolic Blood Pressure will be examined using sphygmomanometer	At baseline
Dystolic Blood Pressure	Dystolic Blood Pressure will be examined using sphygmomanometer	At baseline
Rest Heart Rate	The rest heart rate will be estimated using a heart rate monitor	At baseline
Body fat (BF)	Body fat (%) will be assessed by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)	At baseline
Field activity during the soccer training	The field activity will be continuously monitored during the soccer training using global positioning system (GPS)	[Time Frame: During the 60 minutes soccer training (ST) session (72 hours after baseline measurements)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Thessaly
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Ioannis G Fatouros, University of Thessaly

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 23, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 28, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 8, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 21, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 21, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): June 27, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 1, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 28, 2024
• Last Verified: June 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Metabolic Syndrome; Blood lactate; Energy Expenditure; Oxygen consumption; Football training
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Body Weight; Overweight
• Other Study ID Numbers: FAM_EE

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No