Modifications in the Anaerob Threshold in Cyclists by Consuming Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (MATCY)

October 16, 2019 updated by: Francisco Javier López Román, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Modifications in the Anaerob Threshold in Cyclists (DHA)

In a double-blind, parallel randomized clinical trial with 38 cyclists in whom the performance improvement was determined after the consumption of docosahexaenoic acid for one month.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

38

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

  • Spain
      • Murcia, Spain, 30107
        • Catholic University of Murcia

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 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male between 18 and 75 years old.
  • Cyclists who train three or four times a week.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Suffering some type of chronic disease.
  • Consume habitually pharmacological treatments that could influence the physiological or biochemical responses to be analyzed in the present work.
  • Consumption in the month prior to the start of the study, or during the performance of the same, functional food enriched with omega-3 fatty acids.
  • To present during the performance of the stress tests, any of the absolute or relative contraindications dictated by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM, 1999) 15 would be duly informed and excluded from the present study.

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: docosahexaenoic acid
1,66 grams/24 hours (5 dragees)
Dietary supplement: docosahexaenoic acid
5 dragees every 24 hours
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
sunflower oil (5 dragees)
Dietary supplement: Placebo
5 dragees every 24 hours

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
ergospirometry variable: heart rate
Time Frame: The change was evaluated after one month of product consumption.
It was done with a bicycle with electromagnetic resistance (Spin Trainer ;Technogym). Heart rate was measured in beats per minute.
The change was evaluated after one month of product consumption.
ergospirometry variable: absolute oxygen consumption
Time Frame: The change was evaluated after one month of consumption of the product
It was done with a bicycle with electromagnetic resistance (Spin Trainer ;Technogym).It was measured in milliliters per minute
The change was evaluated after one month of consumption of the product

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
ergospirometry variable:respiratory ratio
Time Frame: The change was evaluated after one month of consumption of the product
It was done with a bicycle with electromagnetic resistance (Spin Trainer ;Technogym). Through the oxycon pro jaeger gas analyzer.
The change was evaluated after one month of consumption of the product
ergospirometry variable: oxygen equivalent
Time Frame: The change was evaluated after one month of consumption of the product
It was done with a bicycle with electromagnetic resistance (Spin Trainer ;Technogym). Through the oxycon pro jaeger gas analyzer.
The change was evaluated after one month of consumption of the product
blood variables: Natremia, potassium, chloremia, calcemia, , bicarbononatemia, ph, lactacidemia.
Time Frame: The change was evaluated after one month of product consumption.
The following variables were analyzed: The variables are analyzed using the ABL 77 radiometer. The unit of measurement is mmol / L.
The change was evaluated after one month of product consumption.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 15, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 15, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

October 16, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 18, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 16, 2019

Last Verified

October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UCAMCFE-0004

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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