Clinical trials: Running Performance
Endurance Training
Evaluation of a Training Recommendation Strategy for Trail Runners.
Finding the optimal training, i.e. the training that enables the athlete to achieve the best performance while preserving their physical and psychological integrity, is a multi-factorial issue.
- Trial name
- TRAILWISE (NCT07374016)
- Testing
- Training recommendations GEN, Training recommendations PERSO, Training recommendations PERSO-ADAPT
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Learning
Effects of a Familiarization Protocol on Time to Exhaustion Performance
Familiarization is widely recommended before exercise performance testing to improve measurement consistency and reduce learning effects.
- Trial name
- NCT07735507
- Testing
- time to exhaustion
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maia
Runner's Knee
Strengthening Running Program in Novice Runners
The objectives of the study are comparing the risk of injury and the running performance among novice runners with two different training programmes.
- Trial name
- NCT05656755
- Testing
- Strengthening, Running
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Amputees, Running With Prosthesis
Comparing Running-Specific and Traditional Prostheses During Running: Assessing Performance and Risk
The purpose of this research is to provide clinically, administratively, and field-relevant objective running outcomes by directly comparing running biomechanics of individuals with lower extremity amputation (ILEA) using RSPs…
- Trial name
- NCT02875197
- Testing
- Running on a treadmill at 6 different speeds
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Regis University
Healthy Volunteers
Effects of Polarized and Pyramidal Training Combined With or Without Mindfulness in Amateur Runners
Road running in athletics has grown worldwide in recent years, which has led to an increase in the number of recreational runners.
- Trial name
- NCT06111144
- Testing
- Polarized training intensity distribution (TID) and mental training using mindfulness, Pyramidal training intensity distribution (TID) and mental training using mindfulness, Polarized training intensity distribution (TID) without mindfulness
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
Healthy
Running Slopes and Power Performance
The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of interval session running at high intensity with 1% or 10% gradient on the height of the drop jump.
- Trial name
- NCT02514330
- Testing
- Interval Training at 1% incline, Interval Training at 10% incline
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Physical Activity
Effects of WB-EMS in Runners.
The subjects will be randomly distributed into 3 experimental groups: training with basic global electrostimulation (WB-EMS-SRT), training with specific global electrostimulation for runners (WB-EMS-WT) and control group (CG).
- Trial name
- NCT03425981
- Testing
- Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Healthy Adult, Athlete
Comparison Between Eccentric Hamstring Training and Sprint-Specific Training
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of an intensity-, volume-, and time under tension-matched eccentric hamstring exercise intervention with the Romanian deadlift (RDL) and the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) to a…
- Conditions
- Healthy Adult, Athlete, Exercise Training, Sport
- Trial name
- NCT07716319
- Testing
- RDL, NHE, Sprint testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Anaerobic Performance, Cognitive Performance
Acute Effects of Creatine and L-Arginine Co-Supplementation on Anaerobic and Cognitive Performance in Recreationally Active Males
This randomized, double-blind, four-period crossover trial investigates the acute effects of creatine monohydrate, L-arginine, and their combined administration on anaerobic performance, jump performance, and cognitive reaction…
- Conditions
- Anaerobic Performance, Cognitive Performance, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT07548541
- Testing
- Creatine Monohydrate, L-Arginine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Exercise Performance
The Effect of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Linear Running Sprint Performance, Agility and Vertical Jump Performance in a Rested and Fatigued State
Dietary nitrate (NO3-) supplementation has been shown to improve skeletal muscle contractility and fatigue resistance, particularly in fast-twitch (type II) muscle fibers.
- Trial name
- NCT03565523
- Testing
- Beetroot
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
Athletic Performance, Muscle Fatigue
The Effect of Hydrogen Rich Water Intake on Acute Body Response and Following Recovery After 5 km Run in Untrained Men
The aim of this randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled cross-over study is to evaluate the effect of hydrogen rich water intake on running performance, physiological and biochemical variables during endurance exercise and…
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Muscle Fatigue, Oxidative Stress
- Trial name
- NCT05862987
- Testing
- Hydrogen rich water
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Palacky University
Physical Activity, Physical Activity Intensity
Effects of Polarized and Threshold Intensity Distribution Models on Race Time and Body Composition in Recreational Runners Aged 20-45 Years.
This study aims to compare the effects of two intensity distribution training (TID) models-polarized and threshold-on 5-km race time and body composition in recreational runners aged 20 to 45 years.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Physical Activity Intensity, Physical Activity in Adults, Running
- Trial name
- NCT07498608
- Testing
- Polarized intensity distribution model, Threshold intensity distribution model
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Pedagogica Nacional, Colombia
Heart Rate, Craniovertebral Angle
Effects of a Thermoformable Mouthguard on Cervical Posture and Running Performance in Non-professional Runners
The stomatognathic system is functionally connected to the overall body system. Occlusal modification using intraoral devices may therefore influence postural alignment and physiological responses during exercise.
- Conditions
- Heart Rate, Craniovertebral Angle, Posture, Occlusal Mouthguards
- Trial name
- NCT07716631
- Testing
- Thermoformable mouthguard
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Europea de Valencia
Running, Physical Conditioning, Human
Effect of Glycerol Hyperhydration on Running Economy of Long-distance Runners
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of hyperhydration with glycerol on running economy (RE) in trained runners. The main questions sought to be answered are: 1.
- Trial name
- GHLDR (NCT06818253)
- Testing
- The Effect of Glycerol Supplements
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Effectiveness of Aerobic Exercises on the Autistic Children
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder manifesting stereotypic behaviors and problem in communication and social interaction.
- Trial name
- NCT05067361
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise, Ball Exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of Faisalabad
Respiratory Function, Runners
The Effects of a Mindfulness Program on Running Performance, Respiratory Function, and Heart Rate Variability
Broadly, the objective of the research is to evaluate the effectiveness of a specific breathwork program (Les Mills Breath) on various physiological variables related to running performance, compared to a mindfulness control (20…
- Trial name
- NCT07521956
- Testing
- Mindful meditation, Breathwork
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Fraser Valley
Running Biomechanics, Neuromuscular Control
Structured Neuromuscular Exercise Program
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of an 8-week structured neuromuscular exercise program on running performance and lower extremity biomechanics in recreational runners.
- Conditions
- Running Biomechanics, Neuromuscular Control, Running-Related Injury Prevention, Recreational Runners
- Trial name
- nmep-run (NCT07596420)
- Testing
- Structured Neuromuscular Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elif Tunç
Supplementation During Endurance Performance
Carbohydrate-Protein Supplementation During Endurance Running
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the greater performance benefits from ingesting carbohydrate-protein supplements during endurance running, in comparison to the traditionally used carbohydrate supplement, is…
- Trial name
- NCT00972387
- Testing
- CHO, CHO-P, CHO-CHO, PLA, CHO-P, CHO-CHO, PLA, CHO, CHO-CHO, PLA, CHO, CHO-P
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Healthy
Effect of Sleep Extension in Prevention to Sleep Deprivation
The approach of a competition can be associated to a decrease in sleep duration and quality which can negatively impact athlete's performance and health (injury risk, fall, accident).
- Trial name
- SLEEPERF (NCT06928168)
- Testing
- Total sleep deprivation, partial sleep deprivation, Reproductibility
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
The Study Will Not be Based on Any Disease, Ability to Swim 100m Independent Freestyle
Pectoralis Minor Shorthening and Swimming Performance
Swimming is one of the sports branches that includes many factors such as aerobic and anaerobic endurance, strength, flexibility, speed, quickness, rhythm, coordination as well as sportive performance and technical skills.
- Conditions
- The Study Will Not be Based on Any Disease, Ability to Swim 100m Independent Freestyle, Be Between the Ages of 9-16, Continuing Running as Part of a Sports Club
- Trial name
- NCT06344520
- Testing
- pektoralis minor shortnes, The group in which Pectoralis Minor stretching exercise was not applied
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istinye University