Effect of Hibiscus Tea and Green Tea Supplements on Athletic Performance, Blood Pressure, Muscle Damage Indices and Oxidative Stress

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Hibiscus tea; Dietary Supplement: placebo (dextrose); Dietary Supplement: green tea

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02637570

394423

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluated effect of Hibiscus tea and green tea supplements on athletic performance, blood pressure, muscle damage indices and oxidative stress in male athletes 18-35 years old and cardiovascular disease prevention approach.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age between 18 to 35 y/o
• no history of smoking or alcohol consumption
• no taking nutritional sport supplements during the last 2 months

Exclusion criteria

• any injury during intervention
• any inflammatory disease during the intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Hibiscus tea

Experimental group

Description:

420 mg Hibiscus 2 hour after dinner with 1 glass of cool water every day

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: placebo (dextrose)

Dietary Supplement: Hibiscus tea

green tea

Experimental group

Description:

450 mg green tea 2 hour after dinner with 1 glass of cool water every day

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: placebo (dextrose)

Dietary Supplement: green tea

control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

450 mg placebo (dextrose) 2 hour after dinner with 1 glass of cool water every day

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: green tea

Dietary Supplement: Hibiscus tea