Clinical trials: Performance Enhancing
Performance Enhancing Product Use
A Comparison of the Physiological and Behavioral Effects of Suvorexant and Zolpidem in Healthy Volunteers: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Study
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate two pharmacotherapeutic approaches to sleep induction, both of which have been shown to be effective hypnotics, but may have unique side effect profiles.
- Trial name
- NCT04273776
- Testing
- Suvorexant 10 mg, Zolpidem
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING EFFECT
The Effects of Thoracic Mobilization and Diaphragmatic Breathing on Postural Sway in Archers
Shooting in archery requires tremendous postural stability to minimize oscillations when the upper body area is under high muscle tension.
- Trial name
- NCT06601881
- Testing
- Experimental
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli Sağlık ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi
Over Weight, Obesity
Safety and Performance Evaluation of Tulip Device in Healthy Overweight and Obese Volunteers
The study will assess the safety and performance of an intragastric auto-inflating and degradable balloon
- Trial name
- NCT01753609
- Testing
- Tulip capsule
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulip Medical Ltd.
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
Ankle Sprains, Motor Coordination or Function; Developmental Disorder
Project Hypnos: The Impact of a Brief Hypnosis Intervention on Single-limb Dynamic Balance in People With Chronic Ankle Instability
This study will determine the relationship of one's self-reported awareness of their body and their ankle motor control for people with chronic ankle instability.
- Trial name
- NCT06390072
- Testing
- Self-Hypnosis, Ankle Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Performance Enhancing
Resisted Training in Runners
INTRODUCTION: Sprint training and resisted sprint training with sled has generated interest in the scientific literature due to its potential to improve performance, different studies have shown that incorporating strength…
- Trial name
- NCT06729138
- Testing
- Resisted Sprint Training, Sprint Training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cadiz
Heat Intolerance, Heat Stress
Acquiring and Targeting Heat Exposures Necessary for Action
The purpose of this research study is to better understand ways that women and men differ physiologically, cognitively, physically, and cellularly to better prescribe helpful interventions that will prevent injury and risk of…
- Conditions
- Heat Intolerance, Heat Stress, Fatigue; Heat
- Trial name
- ATHENA (NCT05678738)
- Testing
- Antioxidant Berry Supplementation, Acute and Chronic Exercise-Heat Stress
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Physical Performance
Balance, Agility, and Strength in Amateur Badminton Players - Novel Badminton Specific Square-Stepping Exercise
The goal of this study was to determine whether a novel badminton-specific square-stepping exercise (bs-SSE) programme could improve dynamic balance, agility, and ankle strength in amateur badminton players.
- Trial name
- NCT07527533
- Testing
- Badminton Specific Square-Stepping Exercise (bs-SSE) Intervention
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- INTI International University
Cognition
Enhancing Operational Performance in Healthy Rested Soldiers With Pharmacological Stimulants
Considerable research has documented the optimization utility of stimulants in sleep deprived Soldiers and aviators, however, the research for enhancement purposes has demonstrated mixed results.
- Trial name
- NCT03893032
- Testing
- Modafinil 200mg, mixed amphetamine salts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory
Soreness, Muscle, Performance Enhancing Product Use
Acute Study on Muscle Soreness, Damage, and Performance
The acute study will evaluate pre- and post-exercise ingestion of a multi-ingredient supplement in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design.
- Conditions
- Soreness, Muscle, Performance Enhancing Product Use, Damage Muscle
- Trial name
- NCT04230226
- Testing
- Pre-workout plus and protein recovery plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pharmanex
Athletes
The Acute Effects of Combined Caffeine and Sodium Bicarbonate Consumption on Isometric Mid-thigh Pull
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of isolated and combined caffeine and sodium bicarbonate consumption on acute isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) strength, and verify whether they are cumulative, neutral or…
- Trial name
- NCT05883046
- Testing
- Performance-Enhancing Substances, Baseline (Control)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bozok University
Anabolic Steroid Overdose, Infertility
Prospective, Longitudinal Study on FItness DOping in DenmarK
The aim of this prospective longitudinal study is to investigate the risks associated with use of anabolic steroids in fitness circles in Denmark in order to assess the scope of therapeutic need existing as a consequence of use.
- Conditions
- Anabolic Steroid Overdose, Infertility, Cardiovascular Complication, Illicit Drug Use
- Trial name
- FIDO-DK/RH (NCT05599438)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Caroline Michaela Kistorp
Performance Enhancing Product Use
Effects of Caffeine and Shot Put Performance
The aim of the study being to investigate the effects of caffeinated chewing gum on shot put performance
- Trial name
- NCT07412951
- Testing
- caffeine
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Sport University
Children Receiving Early Intervention, Visual Perception Performance
The Effectiveness of Telehealth-Based Family-Centered Early Intervention
Background: Children with developmental delays or sensory processing disorders (SPD) face challenges in processing and integrating sensory information from their environment, which can lead to behavioral, learning, and social…
- Conditions
- Children Receiving Early Intervention, Visual Perception Performance, Effects of Posture and Movement
- Trial name
- NCT06615895
- Testing
- Telehealth home activity
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Bone Health, Performance Enhancing Product Use
Efficacy Comparison of Jarlsberg- and Norvegia Cheese on Bone Markers and Bone Mineral Density in Nordic Skiers
The study objective consists of the following two aims: 1. Compare the effect of daily intake of Jarlsberg and Norvegia cheese on bonehealth in active Cross Country- and Biathlon skiers of both sexes. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT06688032
- Testing
- Jarlsberg cheese, Norvegia
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meddoc
Burnout, Professional
Understanding Performance: Enhancing Recovery as Surgeons
Reliably achieving peak performance requires balancing the strain of the prior day with sufficient recovery to be ready for the next day.
- Trial name
- ERAS (NCT05029674)
- Testing
- Whoop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Upper Limb Strength, Upper Limb Power
Effect of Upper-limb Plyometric Training Versus Strength Training for Enhancing Serve Velocity, Strength, and Power in Competitive Tennis Players
This study aims to compare the effects of upper-limb plyometric training and traditional strength training on serve velocity, muscular strength, and power in competitive tennis players.
- Conditions
- Upper Limb Strength, Upper Limb Power, Upper Limb Serve Velocity
- Trial name
- ULPT-ST (NCT07584941)
- Testing
- Upper limb Plyometric Training, Conventional Strength Training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ibadat International University, Islamabad
Performance Enhancing Product Use, Physical Fitness
Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
The goal of this tudy will be to investigate the effects of a single session of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on recovery and performance after a football match in elite youth football players.
- Conditions
- Performance Enhancing Product Use, Physical Fitness, Recovery, Sport
- Trial name
- NCT06112210
- Testing
- HBOT group, CON group
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING EFFECT
Effects of Novel Sodium Bicarbonate Ingestion of Buffering Capacity
One purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of elevating serum bicarbonate concentration more than had been achieved in previous studies without inducing potentially ergolytic GI distress.
- Trial name
- NCT03813329
- Testing
- Modified Sodium Bicarbonate, Acute Sodium Bicarbonate
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Long Island University
Damage Muscle, Body Weight Changes
Chronic Study on Body Composition, Training, Performance, and Recovery
The chronic phase of the study will evaluate the effects of pre-exercise and post-exercise ingestion of a multi-ingredient supplement on adaptations to a 6-week exercise program consisting of both resistance training and high…
- Conditions
- Damage Muscle, Body Weight Changes, Performance Enhancing Product Use
- Trial name
- NCT04230824
- Testing
- Pre-workout plus and Protein recovery plus, 6-week resistance training program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pharmanex