Exploring how hill training helps Middle-Distance Runners to improve their skills and performance

Effects of Hill Training Modalities on Bio-motor skills, Physiological, and Biomechanical Metrics of Middle-Distance Runners in Ethiopia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202411920905915

Enrollment

Registered

2024-11-29

Start date

2024-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Respiratory bio-motor skill performance and bio-mechanical performances

Interventions

steeper uphill training

Intermediate uphill training

Shallow uphill training

control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Under 20 year of youth middle distance runners, Athletes with training experience of greater than 6 months, Absence of any musculoskeletal injury, absence of metabolic, cardiovascular, or respiratory disease Willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Athletes having recently recorded musculoskeletal injury, Athletes taking any medical drugs due to metabolic, cardiovascular or respiratory disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Maximal velocity Speed endurance performance Strength endurance performance Maximal aerobic capacity (VO2max) Minimum velocity for VO2max (vVO2max) Resting heart rate (RHR) Recovery time/recovery heart rate (HRR) Cadence (stride rate) Stride length Ground contact time (GCT) Flight time	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Body mass index	—

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactZerihun Birhanu

Bahir Dar University

birukzer04@gmail.com+251961014088

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026