Investigating the Effects of Diet and Physical Activity on Esport Performance

Beneo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dietary Habits; Sports Physical Therapy; Diet, Healthy

Treatments: Behavioral: Physical activity; Dietary Supplement: High glycaemic index; Dietary Supplement: Low glycaemic index

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT05881018

ES01

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized, counterbalanced intervention study in esport players.

Full description

The study will test whether i) the consumption of two different carbohydrate drinks and ii) the performance of regular high-intensity interval training will impact esport performance and metabolic profile.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Informed consent obtained
• Male or female aged 18-45 years
• Healthy
• Participants have to be part of an esport association and/or regularly participate in tournaments

Exclusion criteria

• diabetes mellitus type 1 or 2 (T1DM or T2DM)
• medication which impacts glucose metabolism or visual perception
• health issues like cardiovascular diseases, severe orthopaedic conditions or neurological impairments
• food allergies or intolerances, e.g. fructose malabsorption

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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54 participants in 4 patient groups

Low glycaemic index

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Low glycaemic index

Low glycaemic index with physical activity units

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Low glycaemic index

Behavioral: Physical activity

High glycaemic index

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: High glycaemic index

High glycaemic index with physical activity units

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: High glycaemic index

Behavioral: Physical activity