Power-speed-endurance Profile (Cycling/Rowing) : Optimize Performance of the French Athletes at the Paris Olympics 2024 (THPCA2024)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Performance; Healthy Volunteers

Treatments: Other: Hypoxia

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05314543

21CH145

2021-A02341-40 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

As part of the preparation at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the French rowing and cycling federations and a consortium of researchers met to reach an ultimate goal: to increase the number of medals in these two disciplines for Paris 2024 Olympics.

Full description

The objective of this study is to evaluate the maximum capacity of power production of athletes by describing their power-endurance profile and the physiological factors underlying this maximum power generation capacity. These assessments will guide coaches and athletes for:

1. the best use of athletes' physical abilities (for race strategy, cycling gear ratio or rowing levers)
2. adaptation of training program to improve the maximum capacity of power production of the athletes, in order to increase the number of medals at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• experienced, well-trained (national to international level) rowers and cyclists
• written consent

Exclusion criteria

• taking medications interfering with measured parameters
• contraindication to competitive sport practice
• currently participating in an other structured exercise program
• muscular, bone or joint injuries
• neurologic disease
• pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 1 patient group

Track cyclists and rowers (males and females)

Experimental group

Description:

All female and male rowing and track cycling athletes at the national or international national or international level, registered in a selection process and likely to represent France at the likely to represent France at the 2024 Olympics will be asked to take part to take part in this study.

Treatment:

Other: Hypoxia