Protein Before Night Sleep to Improve Recovery and Performance in Runners

June 7, 2018 updated by: Mette Hansen, University of Aarhus

Ingestion of Protein Before Each Night Sleep to Improve Recovery and Performance in Runners

32 runners will be randomized into two groups. The duration of the intervention is one week including a strenuous endurance training program. Group 1 receive a protein beverage before each night sleep and Group 2 receive an isocaloric carbohydrate beverage. Performance test before and after the intervention and blood sampling before and during the intervention to check for markers for muscle damage.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

32

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Aarhus, Denmark, 8000
        • Aarhus University, Department for Public Health, Section for Sport Science

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria: VO2max >55 ml O2/kg/min -

Exclusion Criteria:women, smokers

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Sport beverages Protein
Intervention group ingesting PROTEIN
Dietary supplement: Sport beverages Protein
Beverage ingested before each night sleep during the intervention
Active Comparator: Sports beverage Carbohydrate
Placebo group ingesting carbohydrate
Dietary supplement: Sport beverages Carbohydrate
Beverage ingested before each night sleep during the intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Performance
Time Frame: 8 days
5 km time trial
8 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Muscle damage
Time Frame: 8 days
creatine kinase
8 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Aarhus

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 9, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

October 9, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 8, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 8, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

May 10, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 11, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 7, 2018

Last Verified

June 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1107229216

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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