Clinical trials: Running Performance
Athletic Performance, Physical Endurance
Event-Specific Adaptations to CrossFit and Running-Based HIIT in Elite Distance Runners at Moderate Altitude
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of two high-intensity training programs on physical performance and physiological adaptations in elite male middle- and long-distance runners aged 25 to 35 years who live…
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Physical Endurance, Altitude Training Adaptation, Aerobic Capacity
- Trial name
- NCT07675577
- Testing
- Running-Based High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), CrossFit-Based High-Intensity Training (CF)
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sistan and Baluchestan
Physical Functional Performance, Physical Education and Training/Methods
Strengthening Children's Coordination and Balance in Everyday Life
The World Health Organization recommends that children and teenagers aged 5 to 17 should be physically active for at least 60 minutes every day.
- Conditions
- Physical Functional Performance, Physical Education and Training/Methods, Postural Balance, Child
- Trial name
- KiKoBal (NCT07597720)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria
Youth Baseball Speed, Sprint Training, Weighted Vest, Change of Direction
Effects of Sprint Training With and Without Weighted Vests on Speed in Youth Baseball Players
Brief Summary We want to find out whether training with a weighted vest can help improve speed in U-14 baseball players. To do this, we will conduct a study with athletes like you, comparing performance before and after the…
- Trial name
- SWIFT-BASE (NCT07030296)
- Testing
- Sprint Training With Weighted Vest, Sprint Training Without Weighted Vest
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Vicosa
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
Sports Physical Therapy
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Panax Ginseng on Lipid Metabolism in Men and the Relationship With Sports Practice.
Panax Ginseng (P ginseng), C.A. Meyer, Red, Chinese or Korean ginseng is a plant from eastern Asia and is one of the most widely used herbal products in the world.
- Trial name
- GinsengRun (NCT03888196)
- Testing
- Panax Ginseng Supplementation
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat de Lleida
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
Athletes, Healthy
The Influence of Chlorella Supplementation on Running Performance
Algae, such as chlorella, are gaining popularity as a nutritious additive to whole food or as a supplement. They contain a variety of beneficial nutrients like vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, and amino acids, which can have…
- Trial name
- NCT06479993
- Testing
- Chlorella supplementation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Healthy
Myofascial Reorganization on Performance, and Biomechanical, Viscoelastic, and Thermographic Properties of Athletes
This is a two-group randomized clinical trial (includes an experimental and a placebo group) to verify the effects of the Myofascial Reorganization (RMF) compared to the placebo-RMF technique on running performance and…
- Trial name
- NCT06485063
- Testing
- Myofascial Reorganization
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the State of Santa Catarina
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
Soccer Performance, Sprint Performance
Game-Based Versus Linear Sprint Training in Male Soccer Players
This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of two different sprint training approaches on physical performance in male amateur soccer players during the competitive season.
- Conditions
- Soccer Performance, Sprint Performance, Hamstring Strength, Maximum Running Velocity
- Trial name
- GBS-LST (NCT07799324)
- Testing
- Linear Sprint Training, Game-Based Sprint Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
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
Physical Fitness
Speed-based and Mechanical Work Considered HIIT for Football Referees
Majority of the existing studies on the high intensity training of referees are heart rate-based prescription. It is probably the most commonly measured physiological marker used to control or measure exercise intensity in the…
- Trial name
- NCT05682430
- Testing
- Heart rate based HIIT, VIFT speed-based HIIT with mechanical work
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
The Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Endurance Performance in Recreational Female Runners
Sodium Bicarbonate Intake on Endurance Performance
Sodium bicarbonate (SB) is one of the ergogenic aids that enhance short-duration, high-intensity sports performance by improving the buffering system.
- Trial name
- NCT06826222
- Testing
- Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3), Sodium Chloride
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Recovery Methods, Muscle Fatigue
Combined tDCS and Pneumatic Compression for Recovery After a 10K Run
This study will examine how two recovery methods-pneumatic compression (PC) applied to the legs and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the head-help athletes recover after a 10-kilometer (10K) run.
- Conditions
- Recovery Methods, Muscle Fatigue, Exercise Performance Recovery, Endurance Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT07333404
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Normatec Pneumatic Compression
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uludag 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
Heat Stress, Athletic Performance
Effectiveness of Topical Menthol as A Cooling Method During Exercise in A Recreational Runner Population
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of topical menthol as a cooling method during exercise in a hot air environment in healthy adult recreational runners aged 18 to 45 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07482046
- Testing
- Light blue gel with the trademark Counterpain COOL® (License Number: POM QD. 111 709 501) containing the active substance Menthol 4%.
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taisho Pharmaceutical Indonesia
Running, Wounds and Injuries
Effect of a Gait Retraining Intervention and a Minimalist Footwear Transition on Foot-ankle Strength, Running Economy and Injury in Endurance Runners.
The main aim is to determine whether a gait retraining intervention will improve the strength of the foot-ankle muscle, the running economy and reduce the injury incidence in a one-year follow-up study.
- Conditions
- Running, Wounds and Injuries, Oxygen Consumption
- Trial name
- NCT05499871
- Testing
- Gait retraining intervention, Transition to minimalist footwear.
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Caloric Restriction, Body Composition
Long-Term Effects of Semaglutide on Body Composition and Performance in Running
Semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, has demonstrated significant weight-loss effects in people with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes, but its impact on exercise performance among lean, fit athletes remains unknown.
- Conditions
- Caloric Restriction, Body Composition, Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07874932
- Testing
- Semaglutide (SEMA)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Morten Hostrup, PhD
Resistance Training, Athletic Performance
Big Toe Strength Training on Athletic Performance Parameter
Running form and technique have a direct influence on a runner's economy, and therefore small changes in specific running mechanics could be useful to improving running performance.
- Conditions
- Resistance Training, Athletic Performance, Running
- Trial name
- NCT06197932
- Testing
- Routine exercise and running training, Big Toe Strengthening Exercise
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University