A Handful of Details to Ensure the Experimental Reproducibility on the FORCED Running Wheel in Rodents: A Systematic Review Garrigos, Daniel Martínez-Morga, Marta Toval, Angel Kutsenko, Yevheniy Barreda, Alberto Ribeiro Do Couto, Bruno Navarro-Mateu, Fernando José Luis, Ferrán Granted by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MCIU), State Research Agency (AEI) and European Regional Development Fund (FEDER; PGC2018-098229-B-100 to JF), and by Seneca Foundation (19904/GERM/15). The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.638261/full#supplementary-material A well-documented method and experimental design are essential to ensure the reproducibility and reliability in animal research. Experimental studies using exercise programs in animal models have experienced an exponential increase in the last decades. Complete reporting of forced wheel and treadmill exercise protocols would help to ensure the reproducibility of training programs. However, forced exercise programs are characterized by a poorly detailed methodology. Also, current guidelines do not cover the minimum data that must be included in published works to reproduce training programs. For this reason, we have carried out a systematic review to determine the reproducibility of training programs and experimental designs of published research in rodents using a forced wheel system. Having determined that most of the studies were not detailed enough to be reproducible, we have suggested guidelines for animal research using FORCED exercise wheels, which could also be applicable to any form of forced exercise. 2025-02-03T10:33:14Z 2025-02-03T10:33:14Z 2021-05-10 journal article Garrigos D, Martínez-Morga M, Toval A, Kutsenko Y, Barreda A, Do Couto BR, Navarro-Mateu F and Ferran JL (2021) A Handful of Details to Ensure the Experimental Reproducibility on the FORCED Running Wheel in Rodents: A Systematic Review. Front. Endocrinol. 12:638261. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.638261 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/101881 10.3389/fendo.2021.638261 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional Frontiers