Effects of Combinations of Performance-enhancing Supplements on Exercise Performance

Morten Hostrup, PhD

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Sodium bicarbonate and caffeine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05354999

COCKTAIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of combinations of creatine monohydrate, sodium bicarbonate and caffeine on exercise performance and fatigability.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy
• VO2max of >50 ml/min/kg for men and >45 ml/min/kg for women
• Performs endurance training >3 times per week

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic disease deemed by the study responsible medical doctor to interfere with any part of the study
• Smoking
• Chronic use of prescription medicine deemed by the study responsible medical doctor to interfere with any part of the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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23 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Creatine

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects ingest creatine monohydrate daily.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Sodium bicarbonate and caffeine

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Subjects ingest placebo daily.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Sodium bicarbonate and caffeine