Caffeinate Chewing Gum on Ice Hockey Performance

National Taiwan Sport University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Caffeine; Placebo

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: caffeinate chewing gum

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06557655

113-4

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of caffeinated chewing gum on the physical performance of elite ice hockey players in a partial sleep deprivation state.

Full description

This study used a randomisation crossover design with a single-blind, double-blind experimental design. The participants were randomly assigned to either a caffeinated chewing gum trial (CAF) or a placebo trial (PL).

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1. 6 years of professional ice hockey training,
• 2. 6 months of continuous training,
• 3. 3 months of recovery from sports injuries such as strains and sprains

Exclusion criteria

• 1. non-specialised ice hockey player.
• 2. has not trained regularly for the past 6 months.
• 3. has recovered from an athletic injury.
• 4. have been recovering from a sports injury for less than 3 months, or have epilepsy, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, brain injury, or a history of caffeine allergy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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14 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

caffeine gum

Experimental group

Description:

15 minutes before exercise

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: caffeinate chewing gum

placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

15 minutes before exercise

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: caffeinate chewing gum