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SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2023

Effects of Cold-Water Immersion Compared with Other Recovery Modalities on Athletic Performance Following Acute Strenuous Exercise in Physically Active Participants: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression.

Emma Moore, Joel T Fuller, Clint R Bellenger, Siena Saunders, Shona L Halson, James R Broatch, Jonathan D Buckley

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06565468 (The Effect of Cold Water Immersion on Recovery and Performance in NCAA Division I Athletes), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06565468 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Cold Water Immersion on Recovery and Performance in NCAA Division I Athletes

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, Los AngelesRan2024 to 2025Enrolled75ConditionsRecovery, Physiological, Athletic PerformanceArmsCold water immersion pool.
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Emma MooreAlliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia. emma.moore@mymail.unisa.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1752-4228
Joel T FullerFaculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0997-4878
Clint R BellengerAlliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3871-8646
Siena SaundersAlliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0036-4678
Shona L HalsonSchool of Behavioural and Health Sciences, McAuley at Banyo, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1047-3878
James R BroatchInstitute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0082-3168
Jonathan D BuckleyAlliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0298-2186
University of South Australia · AUMacquarie University · AUVictoria University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStudies investigating the effects of common recovery modalities following acute strenuous exercise have reported mixed results.

objectivesThis systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression compared the effects of cold-water immersion (CWI) against other common recovery modalities on recovery of athletic performance, perceptual outcomes, and creatine kinase (CK) following acute strenuous exercise in physically active populations. STUDY

designSystematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.

methodsThe MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EmCare, and Embase databases were searched up until September 2022. Studies were included if they were peer reviewed, published in English, included participants who were involved in sport or deemed physically active, compared CWI with other recovery modalities following an acute bout of strenuous exercise, and included measures of performance, perceptual measures of recovery, or CK.

resultsTwenty-eight studies were meta-analysed. CWI was superior to other recovery methods for recovering from muscle soreness, and similar to other methods for recovery of muscular power and flexibility. CWI was more effective than active recovery, contrast water therapy and warm-water immersion for most recovery outcomes. Air cryotherapy was significantly more effective than CWI for the promotion of recovery of muscular strength and the immediate recovery of muscular power (1-h post-exercise). Meta-regression revealed that water temperature and exposure duration were rarely exposure moderators.

conclusionCWI is effective for promoting recovery from acute strenuous exercise in physically active populations compared with other common recovery methods. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION: Open Science Framework: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/NGP7C.

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Athletic PerformanceCold TemperatureCreatine KinaseHumansImmersionMyalgiaWaterCreatine KinaseWater

Identifiers

PMID36527593
OpenAlexW4311824215

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