Table 1.
Single and repeated topical menthol application—accepted consensus statements (a–g) from round 1, 2, and 3 for (1) activity type and (2) population
| Item | Question no. | Domain | Context | Statement | Agree/disagree | Round achieved | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | (1) Activity type | Endurance (e.g., athletic exercise efforts lasting > 2.5 min) | Single topical Menthol application enhances the performance of this activity | Agree | 3 | At high concentration (e.g., 8% concentration; e.g., Schlader et al. [62]) if test is considered valid representation of athletic event |
| b | 11 | (1) Activity type | Endurance (e.g., athletic exercise efforts lasting > 2.5 min) | Repeated topical Menthol application enhances the performance of this activity | Agree | 1 | Barwood et al. [8] saw performance effect at fixed power output to exhaustion; if test is considered valid representation of athletic event |
| c | 22 | (2) Population | Recreationally active | Single topical Menthol application enhances the performance of this population | Agree | 1 | – |
| d | 23 | (2) Population | Trained | Single topical Menthol application enhances the performance of this population | Agree | 1 | – |
| e | 26 | (2) Population | Males | Single topical Menthol Application enhances the performance of this population | Agree | 1 | – |
| f | 31 | (2) Population | Trained | Repeated topical Menthol application enhances the performance of this population | Agree | 1 | – |
| g | 34 | (2) Population | Males | Repeated topical Menthol application enhances the performance of this population | Agree | 1 | – |