Effects of Supradyn® Energy 3RDA on Fatigue/Stress, Substrate Metabolism During Exercise and Demanding Cognitive Tasks

Investigation of the Acute and Chronic Effects of Supradyn® Energy 3RDA on Ratings of 'Fatigue/Stress', Substrate Metabolism and Blood Biomarkers of Recovery, as a Consequence of Exercise and Metabolically Demanding Cognitive Tasks

Investigation of the acute and chronic effects of Supradyn® Energy 3RDA on subjective ratings of 'fatigue/stress', substrate metabolism and blood biomarkers of recovery, as a consequence of exercise and metabolically demanding cognitive tasks.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Dietary supplement: Placebo; Dietary supplement: Supradyn® Energy 3RDA

Detailed Description

Supplementation with vitamins and minerals has been shown to enhance energy production, metabolism, and mood state. It is thought that they may also aid recovery from challenging physical and psychological tasks following both acute and chronic supplementation. The present study will investigate the effects of a multivitamin/mineral supplement (Supradyn® Energy 3RDA) following a single intake and following daily intake for 4-weeks on subjective ratings of 'fatigue/stress', metabolism and blood biomarkers of cell damage following both exercise and demanding cognitive tasks, in healthy young male and female volunteers.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 91
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • Tyne & Wear
    • Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom, NE1 8ST
      • Northumbria University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects are physically active (i.e. exercise at least 2 times per week)
• Subjects are able to run non-stop on a treadmill at a moderate pace for 30mins
• Subjects agree to abstain throughout the trial from all dietary vitamin and mineral supplements
• Subjects are, in the opinion of the investigator, willing to participate in all scheduled visits and to adhere to all study procedures
• Subjects accept to refrain from alcohol intake 24 hours and to fast for a minimum of 10 hours before the study visits
• Subjects do not have a current diagnosis of a significant medical condition which may interfere with the subject's ability to perform assessments and successfully completes training
• Subjects provide a personally signed and dated informed consent indicating that the subject has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the trial and understood and accepts these
• Have a bank account (required for payment)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Smokers (smoking within the last 3 months)
• Blood pressure >140/90mmHg
• Excessive use of caffeine (> 500 mg caffeine per day) from all dietary sources
• Current intake of pharmaceuticals (excluding contraception)
• Have a recent history of (within 12 months of screening visit) or strong potential for alcohol or substance abuse. Alcohol abuse is defined as more than 60g (men) / 40g (women) pure alcohol per day (7 / 5.5 units)
• A history of neurological or psychiatric diseases excluding anxiety or depression
• Current diagnosis of depression or anxiety
• A history of significant head trauma
• Have sleep disturbances and/or are taking sleep aid medication
• Have learning difficulties or dyslexia
• Have visual impairment that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses
• Have frequent migraines that require medication (more than or equal to 1 per month)
• Have disorders of the blood (e.g. anemia, hemophilia, thrombocytosis)
• Have a heart disorder or a history of vascular illness
• Have a respiratory disorder that is induced by exercise or requires regular medication (Note: participants with asthma who only take their medication occasionally/as required are eligible for this study)
• Have type I or type II diabetes
• Have a history of renal or hepatic disease, or other severe diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g. iron accumulation, iron utilization disorders, hypercalcaemia, hypercalciuria), that are likely to interfere with metabolism/absorption/secretion of the product under investigation
• Are pregnant, trying to get pregnant or breast feeding
• Have any health condition that would prevent fulfillment of the study requirements
• Any condition which may interfere with the subjects ability to perform assessments
• Are employed in a job that includes night shift work
• Participation in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to screening
• Have habitually supplemented with vitamins or minerals, within the last month (defined as more than 3 consecutive days or 4 days in total)
• BMI above 30 kg/m2
• Any history of hypersensitivity to the investigational product or its active or inactive constituents or any food allergy or intolerance

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: OTHER
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: TRIPLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Supradyn® Energy 3RDA; Supradyn® Energy 3RDA, 1 multivitamin/mineral tablet administered by mouth daily for 28 days	Dietary supplement: Supradyn® Energy 3RDA; Multivitamin/mineral containing co-Q10
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: Placebo; Placebo, 1 tablet administered by mouth daily for 28 days	Dietary supplement: Placebo; Placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Acute treatment effects on energy expenditure/metabolism during physical stress	ICa (Indirect Calorimetry) data obtained to determine energy expenditure, fat and carbohydrate oxidation	Measures taken following acute treatment during exercise (45 minutes post acute treatment)
Acute treatment effects on energy expenditure/metabolism during mental stress	ICa (Indirect Calorimetry) data obtained to determine energy expenditure, fat and carbohydrate oxidation	Measures taken following acute treatment during cognitive task performance (135 minutes post acute treatment)
Chronic treatment effects on energy expenditure/metabolism during physical stress	ICa (Indirect Calorimetry) data obtained to determine energy expenditure, fat and carbohydrate oxidation	Measures taken following 28 days' chronic treatment, during exercise performance
Chronic treatment effects on energy expenditure/metabolism during mental stress	ICa (Indirect Calorimetry) data obtained to determine energy expenditure, fat and carbohydrate oxidation	Measures taken following 28 days' chronic treatment, during cognitive task performance
Acute treatment effects on subjective arousal/stress/fatigue ratings as assessed by visual analogue scales during physical stress	Subjective ratings of arousal (concentration, mental stamina/physical stamina) stress and fatigue (mentally tired/physically tired) visual analogue scales (scored along 100mm line)	Following acute treatment, measures taken before, after and every 10 minutes during 30 minute exercise period
Acute treatment effects on subjective arousal/stress/fatigue ratings as assessed by visual analogue scales during mental stress.	Subjective ratings of arousal (concentration, mental stamina/physical stamina) stress and fatigue (mentally tired/physically tired) visual analogue scales (scored along 100mm line)	Following acute treatment, measures taken before, after and every 10 minutes during 30 minute cognitive task period
Chronic (28 days) treatment effects on subjective arousal/stress/fatigue ratings as assessed by visual analogue scales, during physical stress	Subjective ratings of arousal (concentration, mental stamina/physical stamina) stress and fatigue (mentally tired/physically tired) visual analogue scales (scored along 100mm line)	Following 28 days' treatment, measures taken before, after and every 10 minutes during 30 minute exercise period
Chronic (28 days) treatment effects on subjective arousal/stress/fatigue ratings as assessed by visual analogue scales, during mental stress	Subjective ratings of arousal (concentration, mental stamina/physical stamina) stress and fatigue (mentally tired/physically tired) visual analogue scales (scored along 100mm line)	Following 28 days treatment, measures taken before, after and every 10 minutes during 30 minute cognitive task period
Acute treatment effects on recovery biomarkers	Measuring levels of Interleukin-6, F2 isoprostanes, protein carbonyls, C-reactive protein, glutathione peroxidase, taken to assess recovery from exercise	Following acute treatment, taken at baseline and following exercise (75 minutes post-dose) and cognitive task performance (165 minutes post-dose). Then at 24h and 48hours post-exercise.
Chronic (28 days) treatment effects on recovery biomarkers	Measuring levels of Interleukin-6, F2 isoprostanes, protein carbonyls, C-reactive protein, glutathione peroxidase, taken to assess recovery from exercise	Following 28 days treatment, taken at baseline, following exercise and cognitive task performance. Then at 24h and 48hours post-exercise.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Acute treatment effects on vitamin/mineral/homocysteine levels	Measuring levels of Ferritin, vitamin B12, homocysteine, creatinine	Measured at baseline, then following acute treatment, after exercise (75 minutes post-dose)
Chronic (28 days) treatment effects on vitamin/mineral/homocysteine levels	Measuring levels of Ferritin, vitamin B12, homocysteine, creatinine	Following chronic (28 days) treatment, measured after exercise
Acute treatment effects on cognitive performance	Tasks include serial 3s, serial 7s and RVIP (Rapid Visual Information Processing), repeated 3 times	Following acute treatment, measured 135 minutes post dose
Chronic (28 days) treatment effects on cognitive performance	Tasks include serial 3s, serial 7s and RVIP (Rapid Visual Information Processing), repeated 3 times	Following chronic (28 days) treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Northumbria University
• Collaborators: Bayer

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Dodd FL, Kennedy DO, Stevenson EJ, Veasey RC, Walker K, Reed S, Jackson PA, Haskell-Ramsay CF. Acute and chronic effects of multivitamin/mineral supplementation on objective and subjective energy measures. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2020 Feb 24;17:16. doi: 10.1186/s12986-020-00435-1. eCollection 2020.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): November 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): October 16, 2017
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): October 18, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 22, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 21, 2016
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): December 28, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): March 13, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 12, 2018
• Last Verified: November 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Energy expenditure; Exercise; Stress; Fatigue; Cognition; Arousal; Multivitamin/mineral; Recovery biomarkers
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Fatigue
• Other Study ID Numbers: 18769

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO