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Triathlon heart strain: study probes hidden risks of Ultra-Endurance racing
NCT ID NCT03972865
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 72 healthy male triathletes aged 20-54 who competed in a long-distance triathlon. Researchers checked heart function and rhythm before, during, and after the race to see if intense exercise causes temporary heart strain or irregular beats. The goal was to better understand the heart risks of extreme endurance sports.
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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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72 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2019
- Finished
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Mar 2021
- 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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20 to 54 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male sex * Age between 20 to 54 years old * Participating in the triathlon of Embrun 2019 * Collection of free and informed consent given verbally and in writing. Exclusion Criteria: * History of heart disease * History of cardiac rhythm disorder. * Subject with 1 or more cardiovascular risk factors (tobacco, diabetes, hypertension, BMI\> 30). * Cardiac, vascular or respiratory treatment(s). * Use of substances on the list of doping products of the French Anti-Doping Agency (https://www.afld.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Liste-des- prohibitions-2018.pdf) * Subject in relative exclusion period compared to another protocol or for which the annual amount of the maximum indemnities of 4500 € has been reached. * Participation of the subject in another study * Subject not affiliated to a social security scheme, or not a beneficiary of such a scheme. * Pregnant or nursing woman, patient unable to give her protected primary consent, vulnerable persons (art.L.1121-6, L.1121-7, L.1211-8, L.1211-9) * Subject deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHU
Montpellier, Hérault, 34090, France
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