20.500.12556/RUL-186143 Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on recovery after a football match in young players a double-blind randomized controlled trial Introduction: Football is a physically demanding sport that requires effective recovery strategies to maintain performance level and prevent injuries. This study investigated if a single 1-h hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) session affects recovery and performance after a football match in elite youth players. Methods: Twenty elite youth football players (age 17.3 ± 0.5 years) were randomly assigned to a HBOT group or a control group (CON). They played a 90-min football game and underwent either a 60-min HBOT or placebo intervention. Before (T1), at the end of the match (T2), 1 h after HBOT or CON session (T3), and 12 h after HBOT session (T4), subjects underwent biochemical (serum samples (myoglobin (MB), creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)) and performance measurements (linear speed at 5 m, 10 m and 20 m, squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ) and countermovement jump with arm swing (CMJa)). The Hooper Index (HI) was collected and heart rate was measured during the game. Results: The football match induced significant increases in all biochemical markers, but no significant differences were found between the HBOT and control group in biochemical or performance parameters at any time point. However, there was a significant interaction effect between time and group for HI (p = 0.012, η$^2$ = 0.124), with the HBOT group showing significantly lower HI values (8.6 ± 2.41) than the control group (11.0 ± 3.23) at 1 h post-HBOT. Discussion: A single 1-h session of HBOT did not significantly affect recovery or performance parameters in elite youth football players, though it did show a moderate positive affect on the HI at 1 h post-HBOT. Further studies should explore the impact of either longer or sequential HBOT sessions on recovery. sport soccer football hyperbaric oxygen therapy performance recovery young athletes blood analysis šport nogomet hiperbarična kisikova terapija uspešnost okrevanje mladi športniki krvna analiza true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-08-27 10:44:37 2026-08-27 10:44:38 2026-08-28 10:54:36 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 10 str. art. 1483142 Vol. 15 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 796.332:615.835 1664-042X 10.3389/fphys.2024.1483142 213339907 fphys-15-1483142.pdf fphys-15-1483142.pdf 1 B069F2C75273E3B2008078647040EA29 c2c6d0de744b886e6895e6cc615f66acd65218e3a9684e4d476a171c44c1fd0b 274fd30d-a1f4-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=245245 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1483142/full 1 20c75214-a1f3-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=245242 Fakulteta za šport 0 0 0