Evaluation of the Prophylactic Effects of the Flavonoid Diosmin on Delayed-onset Muscle Soreness in Humans: a Randomized, Double-blinded and Placebo-controlled Single-center Clinical Trial

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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 1
SUMMARY

The potential benefits of exercise for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases and pain have been well documented in the scientific literature. Psychiatric, neurological, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases are examples of conditions that impact the health and quality of life of the population. Due to the effects provided by exercise, it can modify the natural course of these diseases. This concept is important to justify the efforts made by government bodies committed to promoting exercise, such as the WHO. However, the habitual practice of physical activity following the primary guidelines may be hampered by some factors, including those that support the physiological repercussions of exercise on the body, such as muscle pain. In this sense, an important complicating factor such as delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), present in the post-exercise recovery period, can impair adherence and permanence in physical activity programs, thus representing a considerable barrier to exercise promotion. They can also severely impair the performance of high-level athletes. Flavonoids, present in plants, but also in foods of the human diet, are known to have several biological properties, including analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects. Currently, there are still few studies that have evaluated the effects of flavonoids on the development and evolution of DOMS in humans.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 16
Maximum Age: 35
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• Be within the pre-determined age range.

• Be able to perform the proposed intense dynamic exercise protocol.

Locations
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Brazil
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
RECRUITING
Londrina
Contact Information
Primary
Sergio M Borghi, Ph.D.
sborghi@uel.br
+55 43 999189216
Backup
Fabiana C Barreiros, Graduate
fabiana.barreiros@uel.br
+55 43 988322883
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-01
Completion Date: 2024-05
Participants
Target number of participants: 20
Treatments
Experimental: Intervention (placebo, corn starch tablets)
Treatment will occur by oral route, and everyone will ingest identical opaque capsules (750 mg). The treatment protocol will be applied before the start (pre-treatment) of the intense dynamic exercise sessions, once a day, during the two days before, and on the day (immediately before) the execution of the exercise protocol.
Experimental: Intervention (diosmin)
Treatment will occur by oral route, and everyone will ingest identical opaque capsules (750 mg). The treatment protocol will be applied before the start (pre-treatment) of the intense dynamic exercise sessions, once a day, during the two days before, and on the day (immediately before) the execution of the exercise protocol.
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Sponsors
Leads: Sergio Marques Borghi
Collaborators: Universidade Norte do Paraná

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