Long vs. short workouts: which builds better endurance?
NCT ID NCT07504003
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether longer or shorter training sessions help healthy adults maintain their endurance during a 4-hour cycling test. Researchers will measure changes in power output and heart rate. 40 volunteers who exercise up to 2 hours per week will participate.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 45 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: * Subjects who engage in rigorous cardiovascular activity (e.g., endurance sports, team sports, combat sports, etc.) for a maximum of two hours per week * Ability to understand, speak, read, and write French * Affiliated with or beneficiaries of a social security system * Having freely given their written consent after being informed of the purpose, procedure, and potential risks involved Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with chronic joint conditions (e.g., recurrent sprains, patellar or ligament problems). * Subjects with one or more heart conditions, including ischemic, valvular, arrhythmic, hypertensive, congenital, or hypertrophic heart disease. * Participants under guardianship or conservatorship. * Subjects with chronic or central neurological conditions. * Subjects who report having taken products prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency. * Pregnant or breastfeeding women. * Subjects who are unable to understand the purpose and conditions of the study and unable to give their consent. * Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision, persons receiving psychiatric care under Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 who are not covered by the provisions of Article L. 1121-8, and persons admitted to a health or social care facility for purposes other than research.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service de physiologie clinique et de l'exercice
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, 42055, France
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