The Extraordinary Endurance of the Human Species
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Healthy Volunteers
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 25 – 50
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Other
- Participants needed
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne · Other
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About This Trial
We hypothesize, based on field and scientific data, that setting a very ambitious goal such as completing a mountain ultra-marathon could motivate sedentary and inactive individuals not only to begin training but also to follow a progressive yet extremely ambitious program that has not yet been studied comprehensively. Indeed, the effects of intense and prolonged endurance training (18 months) on …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Affiliation to social security.
* Informed consent signed.
* Male or female, aged 25-50.
* Sedentary (\>6h/day sitting) and inactive (no regular training), assessed by GPAQ questionnaire.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Chronic joint or cardiac diseases.
* Neurological disorders.
* Le…
Contacts
Céline LECLERCQ-TRAUTVETTER, CDP
04 77 82 94 27
Celine.LECLERCQ-TRAUTVETTER@chu-st-etienne.fr
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