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The Extraordinary Endurance of the Human Species

NCT07626593 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-06-04

No results posted yet for this study

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

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intensive training

participants will follow individualized coaching: starting at 5-6 hours per week and progressing to 7-10 hours (rarely 15 hours) per week before mountain ultra marathon

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-03
Primary Completion
2027-09-28
Completion
2027-11-30

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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