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Analysis of Bioenergetics and Fatigue Responses in Basketball (TEAM)
Sponsor: University of Thessaly
Summary
The aims of the study are: 1. To examine skeletal muscle and blood metabolites during an official basketball game and to relate those to skeletal muscle performance during and after the game. 2. To investigate whether skeletal muscle and blood metabolites are related to game-induced fatigue. 3. To relate field activity during a basketball game with the responses of skeletal muscle and blood metabolites. 4. To investigate how blood lactate reflects muscle lactate concentration during a basketball game. 5. To determine whether temporary fatigue develops during a basketball game. game.
Official title: sTudy of the bioEnergetics and fAtigue Responses of a Basketball gaMe: The TEAM Trial
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - 30 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2025-05-30
Completion Date
2026-02-28
Last Updated
2025-11-26
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
BASKETBALL GAME
Participants will arrive 1.5 hours pre-game for initial vastus lateralis muscle biopsies and blood sampling under local anesthesia (20 mg/ml xylocaine without adrenalin). They will be fitted with IMU sensors and heart rate monitors. Volunteers are randomly assigned to teams(6 teams) for a full 40-minute game. During the match, physiological measurements will be performed at fixed times (pre, at half-time, and post-match) and after intense exercise periods (HR\>90% max, high-speed runs\>18km/h) within the four 10-min periods. Three groups provide samples: Group 1 (n=15): rest, half-time, end-game. Group 2 (n=8): rest, post-intense period in 1st/3rd periods. Group 3 (n=7): rest, post-intense period in 2nd/4th periods. Ten players serve as substitutes. Games will start at 17.00 - 18 p.m. to avoid diurnal variations and will be held under normal environmental conditions. A standardized 30-min warm-up period will be performed before each game.
Locations (1)
University of Thessaly, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science
Trikala, Thessaly, Greece