Clinical trials: Elite Athlete, open to volunteers
Persistent Post Traumatic Headache
nVNS, CBD, and SoC for Persistent Post-Traumatic Headache
Do cannabidiol (CBD) or vagus nerve stimulation reduce the frequency of persistent post-traumatic headache more than traditional oral headache medications?
- Trial name
- NCT07624279
- Testing
- Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Cannabidiol, Standard of Care
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- American Society of Pain and Neuroscience, Inc.
Athletic Performance, Dietary Supplement
The Effects of Acute Nitrate and Caffeine Co-ingestion on Discipline-Specific Exercise Performance.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the acute, separate, and combined ergogenic effects of dietary nitrate (beetroot juice, BJ) and caffeine (CAF) supplementation on discipline-specific athletic performance.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Dietary Supplement, Iron Status
- Trial name
- NCT07748416
- Testing
- Caffeine, Dietary Nitrate (Beetroot Juice)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Elite Male Sailing Athletes
Study on the Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Intervention on Relieving Sports Fatigue of Sailors
1. Research Purpose Intensive training often causes autonomic nerve imbalance, poor microcirculation and slow fatigue recovery in elite sailing athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT07625696
- Testing
- Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Research Institute of Sports Science
Muscle Strength, Athletic Performance
Nordic vs Blood Flow Restriction Nordic Exercise in Elite Female Pole Vaulters
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effects of Nordic Hamstring Exercise (NHE) and Blood Flow Restriction-assisted Nordic Hamstring Exercise (BFR-NHE) on hamstring muscle strength, muscle morphology…
- Conditions
- Muscle Strength, Athletic Performance, Hamstring Adaptation, Sports Injury Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT07705698
- Testing
- Nordic Hamstring Exercise, Blood Flow Restriction-Assisted Nordic Hamstring Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toros University
Sleep Duration, Athletic Performance
Delayed Morning Training, Sleep, and Change-of-Direction Performance in Badminton Athletes
This randomized controlled trial will investigate whether delaying the start of morning training from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM improves nocturnal sleep and change-of-direction performance in elite badminton athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT07873203
- Testing
- Usual Morning Training Schedule, Delayed Morning Training Schedule
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, China
Healthy Volunteers (HV)
Blood Flow Restriction During Nordic Hamstring Exercise in Elite Adolescent Athletes
This crossover experimental study aims to compare acute hamstring muscle oxygenation responses during Nordic Hamstring Exercise (NHE) and Blood Flow Restriction Nordic Hamstring Exercise (BFR-NHE) in elite adolescent athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT07715786
- Testing
- Nordic Hamstring Exercise, Blood Flow Restriction Nordic Hamstring Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toros University
Healty Male Volunteers, Athlete
The Effect of Respiratory Muscle Warm-up on Pulmonary Diffusion Capacity in Athletes
Several studies suggest that inspiratory muscle warm-up (IMW) could potentially affect exercise performance; however, its mechanistic basis is still unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT06736236
- Testing
- Inspiratory muscle warm-up, General warm-up (Control)
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emre Karaduman
Athletes, Soccer
Relationship of Anthropometric Profile and Fitness Indicators With Sports Performance of Elite Mexican National Team Soccer Players
Relating Anthropometric Profile to Fitness and Sports Performance in Mexican National Team Soccer Players
- Trial name
- ANTHROPERFORMX (NCT06941064)
- Testing
- Anthropometric and sports performance assessment
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement
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
Healthy Adult Participants
Multilevel Exercise Response in Rowers
This observational study aims to evaluate multilevel physiological, molecular, metabolic, intestinal, immunological, and psychophysiological responses to rowing-specific exercise in elite rowers.
- Trial name
- NCT07613619
- Testing
- 2000-m rowing ergometer test, 6000-m rowing ergometer test
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Physiological Performance in Healthy Female Athletes
The Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Respiratory Parameters, Balance, Trunk Endurance and Trunk Isokinetic Muscle Strength in Wrestling Athletes
Title: The Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Respiratory Parameters, Balance, Trunk Endurance, and Trunk Isokinetic Muscle Strength in Elite Female Freestyle Wrestlers Objective: This experimental study aims to…
- Trial name
- NCT07083258
- Testing
- Progressive Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Safety and Impact of Medically Supervised Performance Enhancing Substance Usage in Healthy Elite Athletes
Impact of Medically Supervised Performance-Enhancing Substances (PES) on Elite Athletes
Objectives: The primary objective is to assess the safety and tolerability of medical drugs with the potential to enhance performance (PES) in professional athletes over a 5.5 year period, encompassing a 25-week PES Exposure…
- Trial name
- ASCEND001 (NCT07568574)
- Testing
- Testosterone Enanthate, Testosterone Cypionate, Testosterone Propionate
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Enhanced Emirates Limited
Time-Loss Injury Incidence
Effects of an ACWR-Guided Load Management Intervention on Time-Loss Injury Incidence in Chinese Elite Youth Footballers: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
This cluster-randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate whether a multi-component load management intervention-incorporating real-time acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR) feedback, automated alerts, coach education, and…
- Trial name
- ACWR Injury (NCT07727382)
- Testing
- ACWR-guided load management
- Volunteers
- 847 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University
Injury;Sports
Optimising Hip Mobility, Hamstring Flexibility and Performance Using Lightback
In athletics, in the sprint and hurdles disciplines, muscle injuries account for a significant proportion of injuries. The hamstrings are particularly vulnerable, accounting for between 12% and 26% of all injuries in these…
- Trial name
- NCT06811883
- Testing
- LIGHTBACK
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica de Ávila
Delivery, Performance
Impact of Delivery Method Elite Athletes.
Labor itself can occur spontaneously vaginally, with the help of extraction methods, or via cesarean section. It can also be planned or awaited for the spontaneous onset of uterine contractions.
- Conditions
- Delivery, Performance, Caesarean Section, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- IDEA (NCT06803979)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Faculty Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady
Musculoskeletal Health, Fertility
The Weight of Victory: Exploring Short- and Long-term Health Outcomes in Former Male & Female Elite Athletes From Weight-sensitive Sports
The health of former elite athletes has been identified as a critical research gap where there is limited knowledge about both short- and long-term consequences after ending their careers.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Health, Fertility, Mental Health, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT06801210
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
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
Sport Injury, Ice-Skates Accident
Epidemiology of Injuries in the Professional Women's Swedish National IceHockey League Permitted to Body-Checking
This research project can contribute to a deeper understanding of injury patterns among professional female ice-hockey players allowed to body check.
- Conditions
- Sport Injury, Ice-Skates Accident, Sports Accident, Female Athlete Triad
- Trial name
- NCT06351618
- Testing
- No intervention will be conducted.
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
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