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Effect of CPAP on Recovery in High-Performance Endurance Athletes
Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo
Summary
This study evaluated the use of nocturnal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as a potential recovery strategy in healthy male endurance runners without obstructive sleep apnea. Participants completed periods of high-intensity/high-volume and low-intensity/low-volume physical training, first without CPAP and subsequently with nocturnal CPAP. Sleep, physiological, biochemical, psychological, and recovery-related measures were assessed during the study. Polysomnography, blood tests, questionnaires, actigraphy, sleep diaries, and heart rate monitoring were used to evaluate participants across the experimental periods. The objective was to investigate whether nocturnal CPAP was associated with changes in recovery-related measures during different physical training loads.
Official title: Effect of the Use of CPAP in the Recovery of High-Performance Athletes
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
20 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
12
Start Date
2012-01-02
Completion Date
2015-07
Last Updated
2026-10-16
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
Participants used continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) during sleep for five consecutive nights during each CPAP training condition.
Physical Training
Participants completed five days of high-intensity/high-volume training followed by a two-day period without training and five days of low-intensity/low-volume training. This training sequence was completed first without nocturnal CPAP and subsequently with nocturnal CPAP.
Locations (1)
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil