U.S., Jan. 8 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07322874) titled 'Menstrual Cycle and Exercise-induced Muscle Damage' on Dec. 07, 2025.
Brief Summary: The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of the different menstrual cycle phases on the recovery from exercise-induced muscle injury in eumenorrheic women. For this purpose, in a cross-over, randomized study, at least 10 healthy eumenorrheic women aged 18-35 years will participate. In a random order, the participants will perform 45 min downhill (-15% slope) running on a treadmill at 70% HRmax followed by a maximal time-trial (95% HRmax) to exhaustion: i) during the follicular phase and ii) during the luteal phase. Before the exercise protoc...