Cycle secrets: study links period phases to muscle strength
NCT ID NCT07462286
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how different phases of the menstrual cycle relate to muscle strength and physical performance in healthy, active women aged 18 to 35. Participants will track their cycle with a phone app and attend three lab visits for strength tests and body measurements. The goal is to better understand natural changes during the cycle to help guide training and clinical care.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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
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Who is studied
Premenopausal women aged 18-35 years from the general population with occasional to recreational physical activity, recruited for repeated within-subject assessments across predefined menstrual cycle phases.
- Ages
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Female, age 18-35 years Premenopausal Occasional to recreational level of physical activity Willing and able to track menstrual cycle using a mobile application for approximately 2 months Willing and able to attend 3 laboratory visits scheduled to predefined menstrual cycle phases Able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Irregular menstrual cycle (outside protocol-defined regularity) Current pregnancy Use of hormonal medication for therapeutic purposes (per protocol) Current acute illness at time of testing Musculoskeletal injury of the lower limb limiting safe performance testing Contraindication to body composition assessment methods used in the study (e.g., BIA/DXA, per site protocol) Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, may interfere with safe participation or data quality
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, José Martího 269/31
Prague, Prague, 16252, Czechia
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