Healthy Volunteers
Conditions
Keywords
Ultra-endurance, Sedentary, Healthy volunteers
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntensive 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
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Affiliation to social security. * Informed consent signed. * Male or female, aged 25-50. * Sedentary (\>6h/day sitting) and inactive (no regular training), assessed by GPAQ questionnaire.
Exclusion criteria
* Chronic joint or cardiac diseases. * Neurological disorders. * Legal protection status. * Moderate to severe depression (BDI-13 \> 7) or use of antidepressants/anxiolytics. * Use of banned substances. * Excessive alcohol or caffeine consumption. * Pregnancy. * Inability to understand or consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Safety and tolerance of progressive endurance training | Weekly reporting during the 18-month intervention period | Rate of injuries or adverse events reported weekly, and dropout rate over the 18-month training period. |
| Feasibility and adherence to the endurance training program | up to 18 months | Proportion of scheduled training sessions completed by participants and the percentage of participants finishing the 100 km CCC ultra-trail among those who started the race. |
Countries
France
Contacts
CONTACTLeonard FEASSON, MD Phd
CONTACTCéline LECLERCQ-TRAUTVETTER, CDP
Outcome results
None listed