Scientists track Lactate's journey inside red blood cells during workouts
NCT ID NCT06104150
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how lactate, a substance produced during exercise, moves between blood plasma and red blood cells. Researchers will test 84 healthy people (both trained athletes and sedentary individuals) during interval cycling. They will also check if a genetic variation affects this process. The goal is to better understand energy metabolism, not to test a treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could improve our understanding of how the body handles lactate during exercise, potentially informing training strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study with no direct treatment or health outcome. Results may not lead to practical applications.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: * BMI between 18 and 25 kg/m2 * Not smoker * In the case of trained participants: training at least 5 hours/week, of which at least 3 must be aerobic/anaerobic endurance training. Presentation of a medical certificate attesting to their medical fitness (capability) to perform intense physical exercise. * In the case of sedentary participants, less than 1 day of training per week or less than 2 hours of structured exercise per week. Exclusion Criteria: * Presenting any pathology that could impede the correct performance of the tests, or could influence the main study variables. * In the case of the female sample, having irregular menstrual cycles, oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea.
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Laboratorio de Fisiología del Esfuerzo. Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (INEF). Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Laboratorio de Pediatría. School of Medicine. Univesidad de Cantabria
RECRUITINGSantander, Cantabria, 39011, Spain
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