NCT05571475

The Effects of Simulated Competition on Repeated-sprint Cycling Performance

The Effect of Simulated Competition on Repeated-sprint Cycling Performance and on Measures of Physiological and Psychological Stress.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (estimated)
• Sponsor: St Mary's University College · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Simulated competition	During a competition, athletes will typically compete for a reward, against opponents and in the presence of others. This will be replicated in the laboratory.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-10
• Primary completion: 2023-07-01
• Completion: 2023-07-31
• First posted: 2022-10-07
• Last updated: 2022-10-07