Polyphenol Rich Supplementation on Markers of Recovery From Intense Resistance Exercise (PRSRE)

Jacksonville University

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 1

Conditions: Muscle Soreness

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Tart Cherry; Other: Placebo Oral Capsule [CEBOCAP]

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03540602

Polyphenol Supplementation

Details and patient eligibility

About

Strength training is commonly used as an intervention to increase muscle mass, thus improving a person's ability to undertake activities of daily living, or enhance athletic performance. The strength training regimen itself, while ultimately having beneficial effects, causes muscle fibers to be damaged, which the body has to recover from. As the body recovers, it rebuilds the muscle tissue and after multiple consecutive bouts of strength training, the muscle eventually becomes larger and stronger. Thus, it is the recovery from strength training exercise that ultimately determines how well the body adapts. Where inadequate recovery could eventually lead to overtraining and/or injury, optimizing the recovery process from strength training could maximize strength training adaptations. This concept of optimizing recovery has led to development of many supplements, including antioxidants, which may reduce the damage associated with strength training activities and therefore enhance positive adaptations. The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of a polyphenol rich supplementation to aid the recovery process from a demanding bout of resistance exercise

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 21 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 6 months of resistance training experience with barbel back squat exercise

Exclusion criteria

• Not currently taking any antioxidant supplements, not currently using any hormone replacement therapy or anabolic androgenic steroids.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Rice flour capsule

Treatment:

Other: Placebo Oral Capsule [CEBOCAP]

Polyphenol Rich Supplement

Active Comparator group

Description:

NordicCherry Tart Cherry Extract Powder 500 mg in capsule form

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Tart Cherry