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Influence of menthol on shortness of breath and exercise tolerance in endurance athletes

Influence of menthol on dyspnea and exercise tolerance in endurance athletes

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-6gnf5pn
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-09-24
Start date
2023-05-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Menthol

Interventions

This is a two-arm, double-blind, randomized controlled clinical study Experimental group: 10 adult (men and women) high-performance athletes received an intervention with menthol odor (300 mg) to indu
M01.072
M01.060.116

Sponsors

Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Be healthy; not to make regular use of medications or supplements; not being a smoker; be a high-performance athlete; be between 18 and 35 years; of both genders

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Be under 18 years old and over 35 years old; not being a high-performance endurance athlete

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find in the intervention (menthol odor inhalation) an increase in exercise tolerance of at least 3 minutes and a decrease in the sensation of dyspnea by at least 3 points on the Borg scale relative to placebo (strawberry odor inhalation)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes are expected—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactBruno Silva

Universidade Federal de São Paulo

silva.bruno@unifesp.br+55(11)3396-6570

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)