TABLE 8.

Short-term effect of basketball training periods on salivary marker levels

Study	Marker	Measures	Level (mean ± SD)	Changes
Moreira et al. 2018 [19]	C	Pre-control to post-SSG	Not provided	ES from 0.00 to 0.15 Small and unclear change
		Pre-experimental Stroop to post-SSG
		Post-control to post-SSG
		Post-experimental Stroop to post-SSG
	T	Pre-control to post-SSG	Not provided	ES (90% CI) = 0.98 (0.42;1.50) Large and clear increase
		Pre-experimental Stroop to post-SSG		ES (90% CI) = 0.33 (-0.18; 0.83) Small-to-moderate difference
		Post-control to post-SSG		ES (90% CI) = 0.66 (0.13;1.16) Moderate and clear increase
		Post-experimental Stroop to post-SSG		ES (90% CI) = 0.37 (-0.14;0.86) Small-to-moderate and unclear change
	AA	Pre-control to post-SSG	Not provided	ES (90% CI) = 0.82 (0.22; 1.38) Large and clear increase
		Pre-experimental Stroop to post-SSG		ES (90% CI) = 0.55 (0.00;1.10) Moderate increase
		Post-control to post-SSG		ES (90% CI) = 0.44 (-0.12;0.99) Moderate and unclear increase
		Post-experimental Stroop to post-SSG		ES (90% CI) = 0.13 (-0.40;0.67) Small and unclear difference
Nunes et al. 2011(b) [41]	C	Comparison of non-exercising day (NE) and post-endurance training scheme (ES)	Not provided (Increased)	p < 0.05
		Comparison of NE and strength-hypertrophy training scheme (SHS)		p < 0.05
		Comparison of NE and power training scheme (PS)		p < 0.05
		Pre- to post-SHS		p < 0.05
		Comparison of post-SHS and post-ES and post-PS		p < 0.08
	T	Pre- to post-endurance (ES), strength-hypertrophy (SHS) and power (PS) schemes	Not provided	p > 0.05
		Comparison of ES, SHS and PS with levels from non-exercising day (NE)		p > 0.05
		Time effect (7:30, pre, post and 17:30) on levels of testosterone during ES, SHS, PS and NE days.		p > 0.05
	IgA	Pre- to post-endurance (ES), strength-hypertrophy (SHS) and power (PS) schemes	Not provided	p > 0.05
		Comparison of ES, SHS and PS with levels from non-exercising day (NE)		p > 0.05
		Time effect (7:30, pre, post and 17:30) during ES, SHS, PS and NE days		p > 0.05
Sansone et al. 2018 [16]	C	Pre-small-sided game concentrations	Off-long: 6.7 ± 4.7 ng/ml Off-short: 7.3 ± 2.2 ng/ml D-long: 8.1 ± 4.3 ng/ml D-short: 6.6 ± 1.4 ng/ml	p = 0.599
		Interaction between time, task and regime	Not provided	p = 0.350
		Interaction between task and regime		p = 0.295
		Interaction between task and time		p = 0.485
		Interaction between regime and time		p = 0.757
		Interaction for time		p = 0.001
		Interaction for task		p = 0.694
		Interaction for regime		p = 0.128
	T	Pre-small-sided game concentrations	Pre-off-long: 200.7 ± 86.7 pg/ml Pre-off-short: 260.5 ± 155.9 pg/ml Pre-D-long: 159.3 ± 94.7 pg/ml Pre-D-short: 175.1 ± 183.1 pg/ml Post-off-long: 239.4 ± 122.2 pg/ml Post-off-short: 192.2 ± 152.9 pg/ml Post-D-long: 251.8 ± 104.3 pg/ml Post-D-short: 249.0 ± 130.22 pg/ml	p = 0.227
		Comparison of post-small-sided games concentrations		p > 0.05
		Pre- to post-offensive-long		p > 0.05
		Pre- to post-offensive-short		p = 0.028
		Pre- to post-defensive-long		p = 0.037
		Pre- to post-defensive-short		p > 0.05

Note: C – cortisol, T – testosterone; AA – alpha-amylase; IgA – immunoglobulin A; NE – non-exercising day; ES – muscle endurance training scheme; SHS – strength-hypertrophy training scheme; PS – power training scheme; Off-long – long-intermittent training regime with offensive task; Off-short – short-intermittent training regime with offensive task; D-long – long-intermittent training regime with defensive task; D-short – short-intermittent training regime with defensive task.