Efficacy of a Carbohydrate Drink on Speed, Agility and Power in School Going Children

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Growth and Development

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate beverage powder; Dietary Supplement: Calorie matched beverage powder; Other: Water

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT02428127

203093

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a beverage containing carbohydrate powder fortified with micronutrients on agility, speed, and power in school going children

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Informed consent by participant's parents or legally accepted representative
• Good general health
• Non anemic children (Hb≥12 g/dl)
• Academy/development level athlete (at least 3 activity sessions per week, for a minimum of 2 hours of activity in each session e.g. hockey, football, team sports)

Exclusion criteria

• Child in care
• Allergy/Intolerance to study materials
• History of cardiovascular disorder, respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus, serious infection/injuries/surgeries (within past 3 months)
• Participation in any nutritional study in past 1 year
• Substance abuse
• Children on any kind of medication in past 1 month of screening

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

---

30 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Test

Experimental group

Description:

20g Carbohydrate powder fortified with multiple micronutrients, reconstituted as a beverage in 200mL lukewarm water. This will be administered twice a day

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate beverage powder

Calorie matched protein powder

Active Comparator group

Description:

20g Calorie matched protein powder with 80% protein, reconstituted as a beverage in 200mL lukewarm water. This will be administered twice a day

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Calorie matched beverage powder

Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

200mL lukewarm water given twice a day

Treatment:

Other: Water