Scientists track what happens to Runners' bodies during Ultra-Trail races
NCT ID NCT03712592
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how extreme trail running—races from 40 to 160 km—affects the body. Researchers measured muscle fatigue, heart function, blood sugar, body composition, and sleep in 83 experienced runners before and after races. The goal was to better understand the physical toll of these events and how the body recovers.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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83 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2018
- Finished
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Sep 2018
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Man or woman * 18-55 years * Absence of chronic cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic or neuromuscular disease * \> 3 years of trail running (at least 1 race\> 40 km / year completed and a race\> 100 km completed (trail group 160 km) * Medical certificate of no contraindication to the practice of the trail * Subjects available in Grenoble before and within 15 days after the race * Subjects affiliated to a social security scheme * Subjects able to sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Cardiorespiratory, metabolic and neurological diseases * Non-Echogenic Subjects * Subjects with chronic sleep disorders * Psychiatric pathologies or ATCD of behavioral disorders * Persons refusing to sign the information sheet and the participation agreement, * persons under guardianship or not subject to a social security scheme, * Pregnant woman, parturient, breastfeeding mother * Person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, * Person subject to a legal protection measure, who can not be included in clinical trials.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Grenoble-Alpes
Grenoble, 38043, France
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