Status:
COMPLETED
Neuromuscular and Cognitive Fatigue During a 24 Hour Treadmill Running Exercise
Lead Sponsor:
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The main purpose of the present study is to determine the relative contributions of central and peripheral fatigue during an ultra-endurance exercise.
Detailed Description
For that purpose, 14 subjects running 24 hours on a treadmill will be compared with a control group being awake during the same period. Subjects who running will have electrically evoked forces on the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The subjects of the experimental group will be recruited among experienced ultra-runners . They all have run at least a 12 hour race or longer.
- The control group will be recruited among experienced ultra-runners . Age of control group will be age experimental group more or less 2 years.
Exclusion
- The subjects will not be selected if:
- they were injured in the 3 months before the experiment
- they had a tendon or joint pathology that could impair strength measurements.
- they participate to an other experiment at the same time
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00428779
Start Date
September 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2007
Last Update
June 11 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Pr André GEYSSANT
Saint-Etienne, France, 42055