The Effects of Simulated Competition on Repeated-sprint Cycling Performance

St Mary's University College

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Stress

Treatments: Other: Simulated competition

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05571475

StMarysUC6

Details and patient eligibility

About

Sprint cycling performance has been found to be reduced when two sprints were undertaken 12 minutes apart. In a follow-up study, the investigators found evidence to suggest that some of the loss in performance that was experienced in the second sprint was due to a psychological, rather than a physiological, limitation. It is conceivable that this loss in performance would not exist during a competition. The aim of this study is, therefore, to investigate the influence that a competitive environment has on repeated-sprint performance.

Enrollment: 16 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• regular strength/sprint training (at least 2 sessions per week)

Exclusion criteria

• Injured or a contraindicative medical condition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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16 participants in 2 patient groups

Simulated competition

Experimental group

Description:

During the experimental condition, the participants will be competing for a reward, will be given verbal encouragement, and will receive performance feedback.

Treatment:

Other: Simulated competition

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

During the control condition, the participants will be asked to sprint without verbal encouragement or any performance feedback.