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Studies

Interventional Recruiting

NCT07626593 on ClinicalTrials.gov

The Extraordinary Endurance of the Human Species

  • Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne
  • Enrollment: 40 (Estimated)
  • Study start: 2026-02-03 (Actual)
  • Primary completion: 2027-09-28 (Estimated)
  • Study completion: 2027-11-01 (Estimated)
  • Allocation: N/a
  • InterventionModel: Single Group
  • Masking: None
  • PrimaryPurpose: Other

Brief Summary

We hypothesize, based on field and scientific data, that setting a very ambitious goal such as completing a mountain ultra-marathon could motivate sedentary and inactive individuals not only to begin training but also to follow a progressive yet extremely ambitious program that has not yet been studied comprehensively. Indeed, the effects of intense and prolonged endurance training (18 months) on the health and performance of completely sedentary individuals have never been investigated exhaustively.

Conditions

  • Healthy Volunteers

Intervention / Treatment

  • Behavioral: Intensive training

Primary Outcome Measures

  • Transition from sedentary lifestyle to regular activity and completion of a 100 km ultra-trail (up to 18 months)
    Percentage of participants who (i) become sufficiently active to be ready to start the Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix (CCC) 100 km ultra-trail of the Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc, and (ii) complete the 100 km CCC race.

Countries

France

Locations and Investigators

  • CHU de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France (Recruiting)
    • Léonard FEASSON, MD Phd
    • David HUPIN, MD
    • Clément FOSCHIA, MD
    • Philippe BOIRON, MD
    • Renan PLANCHER, MD
    • Rémi VASSEUR, MD
    • Laurent GERGELE, MD