CompletedNot Applicable

Neuromuscular and Cognitive Fatigue During a 24 Hour Treadmill Running Exercise

France30 participantsStarted 2007-09

Plain-language summary

The main purpose of the present study is to determine the relative contributions of central and peripheral fatigue during an ultra-endurance exercise.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * 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

What they're measuring

-Voluntary and electrically evoked forces on the contracted muscles

Timeframe: 24 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00428779

SponsorCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2007-12

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