Clinical trials: Elite Athlete
Obesity
Lifestyle Intervention Program for Former Elite Athletes
Given the lack of support for lifestyle management in post-career and considering the high rates of physical inactivity and overweight in former elite athletes, the aim of this research project is to analyze the efficacy and…
- Trial name
- Champ4Life (NCT03031951)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Intervention Group
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
Exercise Overtraining
The Effect of Music on Weight Lifters
The effects of listening to music on anaerobic power in elite weightlifting athletes will be examined.
- Trial name
- NCT06396923
- Testing
- Wingate test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KTO Karatay University
Athlete
Core Stabilization Training in Elite Athletes
The studies in the literature have not sufficiently investigated the effects of core stabilization training on anaerobic performance.
- Trial name
- NCT06042374
- Testing
- Progressive Core Stabilization Training, Standard Core Strengthening Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Gulsah Bargi
Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), Exercise-induced Muscle Damage
TENS Versus Foam Rolling for Muscle Recovery After Eccentric Exercise in Elite Female Volleyball Players
Purpose: This study compared two recovery methods-transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and foam rolling (FR)-for muscle recovery after intense exercise in elite female volleyball players.
- Conditions
- Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), Exercise-induced Muscle Damage, Muscle Recovery, Athletic Injuries
- Trial name
- TENS-FR-VB (NCT07438197)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Foam Rolling (FR)
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sistan and Baluchestan
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
Dynamic Q Angle and Core Endurance in Adolescent Athletes With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
This observational, cross-sectional study aimed to compare dynamic Q-angle, trunk/core endurance, and lower-extremity flexibility between elite adolescent female and male sprinters with and without patellofemoral pain syndrome…
- Trial name
- PFPS-QCORE (NCT07328750)
- Testing
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Status
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University
Hypoxia, Normobaric Hypoxia
The Impact of Hypoxia on the Biochemical and Morphological Parameters of Blood in Rowers.
The response to hypoxia is very individual and depending on many aspects, such as the type of training, duration, intensity, or hypoxic stimulus, hypoxia affects the athlete in various ways.
- Trial name
- IHOBMPBR (NCT06264193)
- Testing
- Normobaric hypoxia (LHTL)
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Aging
Molecular Optimization Via Exercise (MOVE)
This study is to investigate characteristics of muscle, blood, and urine samples from older adults (ages 65-80) who are either sedentary or athletes performing at an elite level for their age.
- Trial name
- NCT06540287
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Menstrual Cycle, Athletes
Identifying Periods of High Training Load Considering the Menstrual Cycle Phases in Elite and Non-elite Female Athletes
Despite a rise in the number of women participating in competitive sports, there remains a gender gap within sport and exercise science literature.
- Conditions
- Menstrual Cycle, Athletes, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT06377306
- Testing
- Effect of training loads and sport performance level on health and sport performance
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wingate Institute
RED S, Eating Disorders
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (REDs) in Swedish Athletes
Background: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) describes impairment of health and performance due to problematic (long-term/severe) low energy availability (LEA), with or without eating disorders.
- Trial name
- REDs-Sweden (NCT06371963)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linnaeus University
Oxidative Stress, Adaptation Reaction
Effect of an Antioxidant-rich Diet During Moderate Altitude Training
Athletes, especially in endurance sports, are at increased risk of oxidative stress and inflammation-related diseases and injuries.
- Conditions
- Oxidative Stress, Adaptation Reaction, Inflammation
- Trial name
- ALTAX (NCT03088891)
- Testing
- Antioxidant-rich snacks, Control snacks
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Eating Disorders, Body Dissatisfaction
Healthy Sport Project; Preventing Eating Disorders in Sport
The "Healthy Sport Project" is an adapted program from the Body Project by prof Eric Stice, aiming to reduce body dissatisfaction and symptoms of disordered eating and eating disorders in adolescent elite athletes.
- Conditions
- Eating Disorders, Body Dissatisfaction, Disordered Eating, Adolescent - Emotional Problem
- Trial name
- HSP (NCT05583162)
- Testing
- Healthy Sport Project
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostfold University College
Female Athletes, Healthy Women
A Descriptive Analysis of the Physiological and Behavioral Profiles of Elite Female Athletes
In May 2026, the Gatorade Brand launched the "Body of Science" (BoS), a multi-year research initiative aimed at closing the gender gap in sports science.
- Trial name
- NCT07883278
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
Athletic Injuries
Analysis of Injury Risk Factors in Elite Athletes
Background information. The different disciplines of athletics place high physical demands on athletes. These different categories of running vary in terms of physical effort and duration, generating different levels of risk of…
- Trial name
- NCT06906666
- Testing
- Athletes sample
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oviedo
Caffeine, Physical Endurance
Effect of Low-Dose Caffeine on Performance in Elite Sitting Volleyball Players
Background: Sitting volleyball is a sport that relies primarily on upper body strength and anaerobic capacity. In critical in-game skills such as serve and spike, factors such as speed-endurance time and impact power play a…
- Conditions
- Caffeine, Physical Endurance, Muscle Strength, Paralympic Athletes
- Trial name
- NCT07056231
- Testing
- Caffeine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Ulaç Can YILDIRIM
Muscle Injury, Sprains and Strains
The Role of Periodic Health Examination in Determining Indirect Muscle Injury Risk in Elite Football (Soccer)
Preseason periodic health examination (PHE) is used routinely in elite football (soccer) and can be used to inform injury prevention strategies. Indirect muscle injuries (IMI) are a considerable burden to elite teams.
- Trial name
- NCT03782389
- Testing
- Preseason Periodic Health Examination Completion
- Volunteers
- 321 people
- Sponsor
- Manchester United Football Club