Effects of Polarized and Pyramidal Training Combined With or Without Mindfulness in Amateur Runners

NCT ID: NCT06111144

Last Updated: 2024-10-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

39 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-08-16

Study Completion Date

2023-12-15

Brief Summary

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Road running in athletics has grown worldwide in recent years, which has led to an increase in the number of recreational runners. Despite this growth, research addressing this population is scarce, with major limitations and methodological weaknesses. Two of the topics of recent interest in runners are the effects of training intensity distribution (TID) and mental training using mindfulness on running time, body composition and physiological parameters related to performance in endurance sports; the maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), maximal aerobic speed (MAS) and ventilatory thresholds (VT).

The scarce evidence found identifies the TID polarized model as the most effective in sports performance and TID pyramidal model as the most used by elite runners. For mindfulness, it is identified as an emerging program that could contribute to performance in endurance sports.

Detailed Description

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40 recreational long-distance runners will be randomly assigned into one of the following 4 TID models groups: polarized TID model group with mindfulness program (POL+), polarized TID model group without mindfulness program (POL-), pyramidal TID model group with mindfulness program (PYR+) and pyramidal TID model group without mindfulness program (PYR-). Each group will be composed of 10 subjects. The interventions will have a duration of 12 weeks.

All participants will have evaluation of 10 km running time, body composition and physiological parameters (VO2max, MAS and VT's 1 and 2) at week 0 and 13 of the study.

Conditions

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Healthy Volunteers

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Polarized training Intensity distribution model without mindfulness program

The TID of the entire training program will be zone 1 (80%), zone 2 (5%), zone 3 (15%).

The periodization of the training will be performed in a 3:1 load-recovery cycle, that is, three weeks of load for one week of recovery, this cycle will be repeated 3 times to complete the 12 weeks. The running sessions will have a volume in the load weeks as follows: The first week a volume of 5 hours, the second week 5.5 hours and the third week 6 hours. In the recovery week the volume will be 4 hours. As for the running technique and strength, these will have a weekly volume of 30 min and 1 hour respectively during all 12 weeks.

In summary:

60 running sessions 24 strength sessions 24 running technique sessions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Polarized training intensity distribution (TID) without mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Polarized TID model group without mindfulness program (POL-)

Pyramidal training Intensity distribution model without mindfulness program

The TID of the entire training program will be zone 1 (80%), zone 2 (5%), zone 3 (15%).

The periodization of the training will be performed in a 3:1 load-recovery cycle, that is, three weeks of load for one week of recovery, this cycle will be repeated 3 times to complete the 12 weeks. The running sessions will have a volume in the load weeks as follows: The first week a volume of 5 hours, the second week 5.5 hours and the third week 6 hours. In the recovery week the volume will be 4 hours. As for the running technique and strength, these will have a weekly volume of 30 min and 1 hour respectively during all 12 weeks.

In summary:

60 running sessions 24 strength sessions 24 running technique sessions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pyramidal training intensity distribution (TID) without mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Pyramidal TID model group without mindfulness program (PYR-).

Polarized training Intensity distribution model with mindfulness program

The TID of the entire training program will be zone 1 (80%), zone 2 (5%), zone 3 (15%).

The periodization of the training will be performed in a 3:1 load-recovery cycle, that is, three weeks of load for one week of recovery, this cycle will be repeated 3 times to complete the 12 weeks. The running sessions will have a volume in the load weeks as follows: The first week a volume of 5 hours, the second week 5.5 hours and the third week 6 hours. In the recovery week the volume will be 4 hours. As for the running technique, strength and mindfulness these will have a weekly volume of 30 min, 1 hour and 65 min respectively during all 12 weeks.

The weekly mindfulness practice will be done in 4 different types of sessions: (life-meditation, jogging-meditation, stretching-meditation, running-meditation).

In summary:

60 running sessions 60 mindfulness sessions 24 strength sessions 24 running technique sessions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Polarized training intensity distribution (TID) and mental training using mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Polarized TID model group with mindfulness program (POL+)

Pyramidal training Intensity distribution model with mindfulness program

The TID of the entire training program will be zone 1 (80%), zone 2 (15%), zone 3 (5%).

The periodization of the training will be performed in a 3:1 load-recovery cycle, that is, three weeks of load for one week of recovery, this cycle will be repeated 3 times to complete the 12 weeks. The running sessions will have a volume in the load weeks as follows: The first week a volume of 5 hours, the second week 5.5 hours and the third week 6 hours. In the recovery week the volume will be 4 hours. As for the running technique, strength and mindfulness these will have a weekly volume of 30 min, 1 hour and 65 min respectively during all 12 weeks.

The weekly mindfulness practice will be done in 4 different types of sessions: (life-meditation, jogging-meditation, stretching-meditation, running-meditation).

In summary:

60 running sessions 60 mindfulness sessions 24 strength sessions 24 running technique sessions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pyramidal training intensity distribution (TID) and mental training using mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Pyramidal TID model group with mindfulness program (PYR+)

Interventions

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Polarized training intensity distribution (TID) and mental training using mindfulness

Polarized TID model group with mindfulness program (POL+)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Pyramidal training intensity distribution (TID) and mental training using mindfulness

Pyramidal TID model group with mindfulness program (PYR+)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Polarized training intensity distribution (TID) without mindfulness

Polarized TID model group without mindfulness program (POL-)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Pyramidal training intensity distribution (TID) without mindfulness

Pyramidal TID model group without mindfulness program (PYR-).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Amateur long-distance runners
* Running time of 10 km in Bogotá, Colombia or similar altitude (2600 m above sea level) for men between 45 and 60 minutes, and for women between 50 and 65 minutes.

Exclusion Criteria

* Smokers.
* History of cardiovascular disease.
* Arrhythmias.
* Cardiac insufficiencies.
* Hypertension.
* Musculoskeletal problems that affect their participation in the training program.
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universidad de Antioquia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Victor Hugo Arboleda Serna

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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JC Running

Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Site Status

Countries

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Colombia

Other Identifiers

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TID-Runners-UdeA-JCRunning

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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