Protein Before Night Sleep to Improve Recovery and Performance in Runners

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Sport beverages Protein; Dietary Supplement: Sport beverages Carbohydrate

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03147833

1107229216

Details and patient eligibility

About

32 runners will be randomized into two groups. The duration of the intervention is one week including a strenuous endurance training program. Group 1 receive a protein beverage before each night sleep and Group 2 receive an isocaloric carbohydrate beverage. Performance test before and after the intervention and blood sampling before and during the intervention to check for markers for muscle damage.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: VO2max >55 ml O2/kg/min -

Exclusion Criteria:women, smokers

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Sport beverages Protein

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention group ingesting PROTEIN

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Sport beverages Protein

Sports beverage Carbohydrate

Active Comparator group

Description:

Placebo group ingesting carbohydrate

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Sport beverages Carbohydrate