The Impact of Grand Tour Cycling on Sleep and the Hematological and Metabolomic Profile in World-class Cyclists

Catholic University (KU) of Leuven

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Overreaching

Treatments: Other: Cyclist

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06386900

S67595

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project aims to identify the effect of a 3-week Grand Tour (e.g. Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta a España) on sleep, hematological parameters and the serum metabolome in world-class cyclists.

Enrollment: 16 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Cylist participating in a Grand Tour (e.g. Tour de France, Vuelta a España, Giro d'Italia)

Exclusion criteria

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Trial design

16 participants in 1 patient group

Elite cyclists participating in a Grand Tour

Description:

* Sleep metrics will be tracked by a smart ring (OURA Gen3, OURA Health Ltd, Oulu, Finland) starting from one month prior to the start till the end of the Grand Tour * Nocturnal heart rate and heart rate variability will be collected by a smart ring (OURA Gen3, OURA Health Ltd, Oulu, Finland) starting from one month prior till the end of the Grand Tour * Fasted whole blood samples and urine samples will be collected on the morning of (i) the first stage, (ii) the first restday, (iii) second restday, and (iv) last stage of the GrandTour (only in one Grand Tour for a total of 8 cyclists).

Treatment:

Other: Cyclist