Beer for Endurance Exercise Recovery (BEER)

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Hyponatremia

Treatments

Other: Non alcoholic beer

Other: Alcoholic Beer

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03032445

Beer Trial

Details and patient eligibility

About

Athletes who are participating in the Keys100 Ultramarathon event in Key West, FL are eligible, based on inclusion criteria, to participate in this research study that is seeking to determine whether supplementation of beer (alcohol) immediately following a long distance ultramarathon race can positively impact exercise-associated hyponatremia [EAH].

Enrollment

43 patients

Sex

All

Ages

21+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Completed informed consent
Ability to read and speak English language
Age 21 years or older
Not considered a vulnerable population, such as pregnant (by history) or cognitively impaired.
Able to tolerate needle exposure for blood draw
Willing to drink alcoholic or nonalcoholic beer
Willing not to eat or drink other than the study fluid during 1 hour study period
Participating in 100 mile or 50 mile race
To participate in the controlled part of the study the individual must have fully completed either the 100 mile or the 50 mile race.

Exclusion criteria

Under age 21 years
Vulnerable population, such as pregnant (by history) or cognitively impaired
Subjects who are alcohol-naive (i.e first exposure to alcohol)
Subjects with known familial and/or genetic backgrounds at higher risk for the development of alcohol dependence
Subjects should not be seeking treatment for alcohol or drug abuse
Subjects who are in general high risk for abuse such as those completing or participating in alcohol or drug abuse programs
Subjects who have had a sustained period of abstinence, with history of heavy drinking problems, while living in the community