Influencing Factors on Training Efficacy in Healthy Adults (CHO)

Universität des Saarlandes

Status and phase: Completed; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Maximal and Submaximal Parameters of Physical Performance; Health Status

Treatments: Behavioral: Endurance Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02297646

Saarland University - CHO

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of carbohydrate intake on training efficacy and health parameters of an endurance training program in healthy adults.

Full description

Carbohydrate availability in endurance exercise seems to attenuate exercise-induced perturbations of cellular homeostasis and consequently diminishes the stimulus for training adaptation. Therefore, a negative relationship with exercise efficacy seems plausible. However, experimental evidence is rare and far from conclusive. Therefore, the present study aims to test the influence of carbohydrate intake on the efficacy of a typical preventive training program.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• no diseases
• nonsmoker
• BMI 25-30 kg/m²
• blood pressure <160/100 mm/Hg
• unmedicated
• untrained status
• V̇O2max < 50 mL/kg/min

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Carbohydrates

Experimental group

Description:

50 grams of carbohydrates 4 times a week for each training session

Treatment:

Behavioral: Endurance Training

Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

no carbohydrate intake

Treatment:

Behavioral: Endurance Training