Caffeine may alter your running and jumping form – for better or worse
NCT ID NCT06039358
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how a dose of caffeine (6mg per kg of body weight) affects the way healthy adults perform exercises like running, squatting, and jumping, both when fresh and when tired. Researchers measured angles, forces, and timing to see if caffeine changes movement technique. The goal is to understand if caffeine's performance boost comes with trade-offs, like increased injury risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- caffeine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help athletes and coaches understand whether caffeine improves or harms movement technique, potentially reducing injury risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 15 healthy participants, so results may not apply to the general population or athletes in real-world settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 30 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * An uninterrupted training time of at least 1 year in the subjects' regular exercise modality (either the person is still training or interrupted the training period during the last year, and with no more than 4 months of detraining). * A good exercise technique of the assessed movement patterns (running, squatting, and jumping). Exclusion Criteria: * Not being 18-30 years old. * Having any relevant medical condition. * Pregnancy. * Smoking. * Regular medication consumption / Medication consumption the days before the sessions during the study. * Other supplementation regular consumption / Other supplementation consumption during the study (excluding sports foods, provided that their goal and nutrients have the objective of substituting the ingestion of regular food (e.g., isotonic drinks, carbohydrates gels, protein powder...), without adding other components that may act as ergogenic substances). * Habitual caffeine consumption of \>25mg/day-0,99mg/kg/day.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia.
Vic, Barcelona., 08500., Spain
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