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Young Adult HealthRECOVER-CYCLENCT07652398

Effects of Passive Recovery Methods After High-Intensity Cycling Exercise

A study testing High-Intensity Cycling Exercise Protocol, Doctor Life MK400L Sequential Intermittent Compression Device and Intelect Neo Therapy System with Chattanooga Intelect Neo Vacuum Module in people with Young Adult Health and Young Adults, run by Pamukkale University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This randomized crossover trial will investigate the acute effects of five passive recovery interventions following a standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol. Participants will complete the standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol during five separate study sessions. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 30 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Young Adult Health, Young Adults
What is being tested?
High-Intensity Cycling Exercise Protocol, Doctor Life MK400L Sequential Intermittent Compression Device and Intelect Neo Therapy System with Chattanooga Intelect Neo Vacuum Module
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
14 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
22 Jun 2026to 28 Aug 2026
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 30 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Healthy adult volunteers aged 18-30 years
  • Able to perform high-intensity cycling exercise
  • No musculoskeletal injury within the last six months
  • No known cardiovascular, neurological, or metabolic disease
  • Not using medication that may affect exercise performance, pain perception, or recovery
  • Willing to attend all five study sessions
  • Willing to receive all five passive recovery interventions
  • Provided written informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Presence of acute or chronic musculoskeletal injury
  • History of cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory, or metabolic disease
  • Contraindication to high-intensity exercise
  • Contraindication to compression therapy, vacuum therapy, kinesiology taping, passive rest, or classical massage
  • Skin allergy, open wound, dermatological disease, or sensitivity to kinesiology tape
  • Use of analgesic, anti-inflammatory, muscle relaxant, or performance-enhancing medication during the study period
  • Participation in another exercise or recovery intervention study during the study period
  • Failure to attend all study sessions or comply with study procedures

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site

  • Pamukkale University, Faculty of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

    Denizli

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Acute Effects of Five Passive Recovery Interventions Following High-Intensity Cycling Exercise: A Randomized Five-Period Crossover Trial

This randomized crossover trial will investigate the acute effects of five passive recovery interventions following a standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol. Participants will complete the standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol during five separate study sessions. Immediately after each exercise session, participants will receive one of five recovery interventions: compression therapy, vacuum therapy, kinesiology taping, passive rest, or classical massage. The order of the interventions will be randomized according to a balanced crossover sequence. Each participant will experience all five recovery interventions during the study period. Outcomes related to post-exercise recovery will be assessed across intervention periods.

Read the detailed description

This study is designed as a randomized, five-period, five-treatment crossover trial. All participants will complete a standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol during five separate study sessions. Following each cycling session, participants will receive one passive recovery intervention. The five recovery interventions are compression therapy, vacuum therapy, kinesiology taping, passive rest, and classical massage.

Participants will be randomized to one of five intervention sequences to balance the order of recovery interventions across the study period. Each intervention will be administered once to each participant, and all participants will receive all five interventions. The crossover design allows each participant to serve as his or her own control when comparing the acute effects of the recovery interventions.

Being tested
High-Intensity Cycling Exercise Protocol, Doctor Life MK400L Sequential Intermittent Compression Device, Intelect Neo Therapy System with Chattanooga Intelect Neo Vacuum Module, Kinesiology Taping, Passive Rest

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • High-Intensity Cycling Exercise ProtocolBehavioural

    All participants will perform a standardized supervised high-intensity cycling exercise protocol during five separate study sessions. The cycling protocol will be administered before the assigned recovery intervention in each study period. Exercise intensity, duration, and progression will be standardized across participants and sessions.

  • Doctor Life MK400L Sequential Intermittent Compression DeviceDevice

    Also called Doctor Life MK400L, MK4L250-BL, 6-Chamber Sequential Intermittent Compression Device, Compression Therapy

    Compression therapy will be administered using the Doctor Life MK400L 6-chamber sequential intermittent compression device, code MK4L250-BL. The intervention will be applied immediately after the standardized high-intensity cycling exercise session. The application will be delivered according to a standardized protocol, including participant positioning, treated body region, application duration, and device settings.

  • Intelect Neo Therapy System with Chattanooga Intelect Neo Vacuum ModuleDevice

    Also called Intelect Neo, Chattanooga Intelect Neo Vacuum Module, Vacuum Therapy, Vacuum-Assisted Therapy

    Vacuum therapy will be administered using the Intelect Neo Therapy System with the Chattanooga Intelect Neo Vacuum Module. The intervention will be applied immediately after the standardized high-intensity cycling exercise session. The application will be delivered according to a standardized protocol, including participant positioning, treated body region, application duration, vacuum cup placement, and vacuum pressure settings.

  • Kinesiology TapingOther

    Kinesiology taping will be applied immediately after the standardized high-intensity cycling exercise session by a trained physiotherapist. Tape placement, application technique, tension, target region, and wear time will be standardized across participants.

  • Passive RestOther

    Participants will rest quietly after the standardized high-intensity cycling exercise session for a standardized duration. No manual therapy, mechanical therapy, taping, or additional recovery intervention will be administered during the passive rest condition.

  • Classical MassageOther

    Classical massage will be administered immediately after the standardized high-intensity cycling exercise session by a trained physiotherapist. The treated body region, massage techniques, sequence of techniques, pressure, and application duration will be standardized across participants.

Study groups in NCT07652398
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Sequence A: Compression-Vacuum-KT-Rest-MassageExperimentalParticipants randomized to Sequence A will complete a standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol during five separate study sessions. Immediately after each session, they will receive recovery interventions in the following order: Session 1 compression therapy, Session 2 vacuum therapy, Session 3 kinesiology taping, Session 4 passive rest, and Session 5 classical massage.
Receives: Behavioral: High-Intensity Cycling Exercise Protocol; Device: Doctor Life MK400L Sequential Intermittent Compression Device; Device: Intelect Neo Therapy System with Chattanooga Intelect Neo Vacuum Module; Other: Kinesiology Taping; Other: Passive Rest; Other: Classical Massage
Sequence B: Vacuum-KT-Rest-Massage-CompressionExperimentalParticipants randomized to Sequence B will complete a standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol during five separate study sessions. Immediately after each session, they will receive recovery interventions in the following order: Session 1 vacuum therapy, Session 2 kinesiology taping, Session 3 passive rest, Session 4 classical massage, and Session 5 compression therapy.
Receives: Behavioral: High-Intensity Cycling Exercise Protocol; Device: Doctor Life MK400L Sequential Intermittent Compression Device; Device: Intelect Neo Therapy System with Chattanooga Intelect Neo Vacuum Module; Other: Kinesiology Taping; Other: Passive Rest; Other: Classical Massage
Sequence C: KT-Rest-Massage-Compression-VacuumExperimentalParticipants randomized to Sequence C will complete a standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol during five separate study sessions. Immediately after each session, they will receive recovery interventions in the following order: Session 1 kinesiology taping, Session 2 passive rest, Session 3 classical massage, Session 4 compression therapy, and Session 5 vacuum therapy.
Receives: Behavioral: High-Intensity Cycling Exercise Protocol; Device: Doctor Life MK400L Sequential Intermittent Compression Device; Device: Intelect Neo Therapy System with Chattanooga Intelect Neo Vacuum Module; Other: Kinesiology Taping; Other: Passive Rest; Other: Classical Massage
Sequence D: Rest-Massage-Compression-Vacuum-KTExperimentalParticipants randomized to Sequence D will complete a standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol during five separate study sessions. Immediately after each session, they will receive recovery interventions in the following order: Session 1 passive rest, Session 2 classical massage, Session 3 compression therapy, Session 4 vacuum therapy, and Session 5 kinesiology taping.
Receives: Behavioral: High-Intensity Cycling Exercise Protocol; Device: Doctor Life MK400L Sequential Intermittent Compression Device; Device: Intelect Neo Therapy System with Chattanooga Intelect Neo Vacuum Module; Other: Kinesiology Taping; Other: Passive Rest; Other: Classical Massage
Sequence E: Massage-Compression-Vacuum-KT-RestExperimentalParticipants randomized to Sequence E will complete a standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol during five separate study sessions. Immediately after each session, they will receive recovery interventions in the following order: Session 1 classical massage, Session 2 compression therapy, Session 3 vacuum therapy, Session 4 kinesiology taping, and Session 5 passive rest.
Receives: Behavioral: High-Intensity Cycling Exercise Protocol; Device: Doctor Life MK400L Sequential Intermittent Compression Device; Device: Intelect Neo Therapy System with Chattanooga Intelect Neo Vacuum Module; Other: Kinesiology Taping; Other: Passive Rest; Other: Classical Massage

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Total Quality Recovery (TQR) Score

    Recovery status assessed using the Total Quality Recovery (TQR) scale following each recovery intervention.

    Measured: At each of the five study sessions: immediately after completion of the 30-minute recovery period and 24 hours after completion of the high-intensity cycling exercise.

Secondary outcomes (7)

  1. Perceived Recovery Status

    Perceived recovery will be assessed using a standardized perceived recovery scale after each passive recovery intervention.

    Measured: At each of the five study sessions: immediately before exercise, immediately after completion of the 30-minute recovery period, and 24 hours after completion of the high-intensity cycling exercise.

  2. Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)

    Perceived exertion will be assessed using the Rating of Perceived Exertion scale during or after the standardized cycling exercise protocol.

    Measured: At each of the five study sessions: immediately before exercise and immediately after completion of the 15-minute high-intensity cycling bout, before the cool-down and recovery intervention.

  3. Fatigue Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

    Perceived general fatigue will be assessed using a 10-cm Visual Analog Scale, with higher scores indicating greater fatigue.

    Measured: At each of the five study sessions: immediately before exercise; immediately after the 15-minute high-intensity cycling bout; immediately after the 30-minute recovery period; and 24 hours after completion of cycling exercise.

  4. Muscle Soreness Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

    Perceived muscle soreness will be assessed using a Visual Analog Scale following each recovery intervention.

    Measured: At each of the five study sessions: immediately before exercise; immediately after completion of the standardized cool-down and before initiation of the 30-minute recovery period; immediately after the 30-minute recovery period; and 24 hours after cyclin

  5. Sit-and-Reach Test

    Hamstring and lower-back flexibility will be assessed using the sit-and-reach test.

    Measured: At each of the five study sessions: immediately before exercise; immediately after completion of the standardized cool-down and before initiation of the 30-minute recovery period; immediately after the 30-minute recovery period; and 24 hours after cyclin

  6. Heart Rate

    Heart rate will be measured to monitor physiological response to exercise and recovery interventions.

    Measured: At each of the five study sessions: immediately before exercise; immediately after the 15-minute high-intensity cycling bout; immediately after the 30-minute recovery period; and 24 hours after completion of cycling exercise.

  7. Blood Pressure

    Systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be measured to monitor cardiovascular response to exercise and recovery interventions.

    Measured: At each of the five study sessions: immediately before exercise; immediately after the 15-minute high-intensity cycling bout; immediately after the 30-minute recovery period; and 24 hours after completion of cycling exercise.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Jun 2026
  2. Study start22 Jun 2026
  3. Primary completion28 Aug 2026
  4. Study completion28 Aug 2026

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Model description
Participants will be randomized to one of five balanced crossover sequences. All participants will complete the same standardized high-intensity cycling exercise protocol during five separate study sessions. After each exercise session, participants will receive one of five passive recovery interventions. Each participant will receive all five interventions, but the order of interventions will differ according to the randomized sequence.
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
14 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07652398
Sponsor's protocol ID
E-60116787-020-734897
Acronym
RECOVER-CYCLE
Status last verified
Nov 2026
First submitted
10 Jun 2026
Last updated
4 Nov 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing High-Intensity Cycling Exercise Protocol, Doctor Life MK400L Sequential Intermittent Compression Device and Intelect Neo Therapy System with Chattanooga Intelect Neo Vacuum Module in people with Young Adult Health and Young Adults, run by Pamukkale University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Nov 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Total Quality Recovery (TQR) Score (time frame: At each of the five study sessions: immediately after completion of the 30-minute recovery period and 24 hours after completion of the high-intensity cycling exercise.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07652398.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Nov 2026.

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