Clinical trials: Cyclists
Sports Physical Therapy
The Impact of the Prevention Program Developed for Injuries in Recreational Cyclists
The aim of this study is to determine the effects of personal ergonomic adaptations of the bicycle on the bicycle performance parameters, together with the exercise program training created to prevent biomechanical problems that…
- Trial name
- NCT04972305
- Testing
- Exercise and ergonomics, Ergonomics
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Pain, Sport Injury
Behavior of Cyclists in Response to Pain
A qualitative study, as a follow-up to an earlier study, that provides an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the injured cyclist's behavior related to seeking medical attention and endurance of pain.
- Conditions
- Pain, Sport Injury, Athletic Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03704883
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Allina Health System
Older Adults, Community-dwelling
Safer Cycling In Older Age
The aim of the SiFAr-project is to increase safe cycling in community-dwelling older adults (age 65 years and older) with a structured, multi-component exercise cycling training.
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Community-dwelling, Cycling Competence
- Trial name
- SiFAr (NCT04362514)
- Testing
- MEPC - Multi-component exercise program related to cycling, HRP - health-related presentations
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Exercise-induced Inflammation
Effect of 4 Weeks Fish Oil Supplementation on Cycling Performance in Healthy Male Cyclists
Research Plan Eleven trained cyclists have completed 4 cycling performance trials, before and after 4 weeks of fish oil supplementation and before and after 4 weeks of placebo with a 4 week washout between supplementation…
- Trial name
- NCT03205241
- Testing
- n-3 PUFA
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
Cycling Performance, Muscular Adaptations
The Effects of a Train High, Sleep Low Strategy
The investigators will examine the long-term effects of a combined training and diet intervention that, acutely, increases fat oxidation during exercise.
- Conditions
- Cycling Performance, Muscular Adaptations, Substrate Utilization
- Trial name
- NCT03045588
- Testing
- Combined exercise and diet intervention
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Erectile Dysfunction, Azoospermia
Trial to Evaluate Erectile Function, Fertility and Sperm Count in Male Cyclists Compared to Age Matched Controls
Bicycle riding is associated with related diverse urogenital symptoms ranging from genital numbness to erectile dysfunction (ED).
- Trial name
- NCT00282477
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Fasting and Performance
Effects of a Time Restricted Eating Protocol on Cyclists (TRECYC)
We sought to investigate the effects of 4 weeks of 16/8 time restricted eating (TRE) with windows of 16 hours of fasting and 8 hours of eating) on elite cyclists' performance, metabolic and blood parameters.
- Trial name
- TRECYC (NCT04320784)
- Testing
- Time restricted eating, Control
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Photobiomodulation Therapy, Cyclists
Photobiomodulation Therapy on Performance in Successive Cycling Tests
The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) on performance, oxygen uptake (VO2 kinetics), and lower limb muscle oxygenation during three successive time-to-exhaustion tests (TTEs) in…
- Conditions
- Photobiomodulation Therapy, Cyclists, Performance
- Trial name
- NCT06252467
- Testing
- Photobiomodulation Therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marco Aurélio Vaz, PhD
Athletic Performance
Astaxanthin Supplementation in Cyclists
Background of the study: Astaxanthin has been shown to be a powerfull anti-oxidant. Health benefits have been shown in animals and humans. Exercise enhancing effects have been shown in animals via enhancement of fat oxidation.
- Trial name
- NCT01241877
- Testing
- astaxanthin
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Myocardial Inflammation
COUREUR Study Myocardial Inflammation in Cyclist Part 2
The study will evaluate myocardial inflammation in cyclists after high intense and sustained exercise. Our hypothesis is that strenuous exercise in recreational cyclists may be associated with myocardial inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT05138003
- Testing
- cardiac MRI, Echocardiography, RootiRx for the ECG monitoring during the cycling ride
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, France
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jessa Hospital
Exercise Capacity
Cocoa Flavanols and Exercise Capacity
The purpose of this study is to characterize the potential improvement of cocoa flavanols on exercise capacity in highly trained cyclist.
- Trial name
- NCT01259739
- Testing
- Cocoa
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Cyclists, Healthy Adult Male
The Effects of Beta-Alanine Supplementation on Mechanical Performance, Acid-Base Balance, Oxidative Stress, and Enzymatic Antioxidant Defence During Repeated Wingate Anaerobic Tests Under Normoxic and Hypoxic Conditions
Beta-alanine is a dietary supplement that increases skeletal muscle carnosine concentration and may enhance the muscle's ability to buffer hydrogen ions produced during high-intensity exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT07650162
- Testing
- beta-alanine, normoxic conditions, Normobaric hypoxic conditions (≈2500 m)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Supplementation, Cyclists
The Efficacy β-Alanine Supplementation in Performance Outcomes of Road Professional Endurance Cyclists
A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, with two arms (product and placebo) unicentric clinical trial to analyse the efficacy on physical performance parameters of a product designed for sport during a lapse of two weeks…
- Trial name
- ELITE (NCT04427319)
- Testing
- β-alanine, wheat semolina
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Acute Nitrate Ingestion on Athletic Performance
Acute Nitrate Supplementation in Cyclists
Six days of dietary nitrate (NO3-) supplementation in the form of beetroot juice (~0.5 L•d-1; 5.1-11.2 mmol NO3- •d-1) has been purported to reduce pulmonary oxygen uptake (VO2) during submaximal exercise and increase tolerance…
- Trial name
- NCT01384968
- Testing
- beetroot juice
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Performance Enhancing Product Use
Effect of a New Formulation of Vitamin B12 on Physical and Mental
This clinical study evaluates the effect of acute intake of a new vitamin B12 formulation on anaerobic and cognitive performance variables.
- Trial name
- PERB12 (NCT06639789)
- Testing
- Vitamin B12 (B12)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Francisco Javier Martínez Noguera
Beta Alanine Supplementation
Study to Analyze the Efficacy of Acute Intake With a β-alanine Supplement in Recreational Cyclists
Randomized, controlled, double-blind, single-center, double-blind clinical trial with three parallel arms depending on the product consumed (experimental product dose 1 and dose 2 and placebo product) to measure the efficacy of a…
- Trial name
- B-AC1 (NCT06180512)
- Testing
- Beta Alanine high dose, Beta Alanine low dose, Control group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Muscle Protein Synthesis
Effect of Protein Quality During Overreaching in Trained Cyclists
Athletes frequently undertake periods of intensified training commonly referred to as "overreaching." These training periods acutely decrease performance, with the expectation that performance will rebound and improve after a…
- Trial name
- NCT03994198
- Testing
- Alpha-lactalbumin, Collagen peptides
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Exercise Endurance
Synbiotic Supplementation in Cyclists
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the efficacy of a synbiotic blend on exercise performance and other exercise parameters in trained adult cyclists.
- Trial name
- NCT06300060
- Testing
- Synbiotic
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Excessive Physical Exercise, Unspecified
The Effects of a Dietary Supplement on Exercise Performance in Healthy Older Adults"
Human exercise capacity decreases with aging. One explanation may be that blood vessels stiffen with age and release less of a compound called nitric oxide (NO).
- Trial name
- NCT01073332
- Testing
- Arginine antioxidant supplements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Heat-suit Endurance Training, Non-heat-suit Endurance Training
Effects of Heat-suit Training on Biological and Performance Characteristics in Elite Cyclists
The overall objective of the study is to investigate the effects of five weeks of heat-suit training on training-associated changes in hemoglobin mass, skeletal muscle characteristics and endurance exercise performance in elite…
- Trial name
- HeatME (NCT04611646)
- Testing
- Heat-suit endurance training, Non-heat-suit endurance training
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences