The Effect of a Peat and Apple Extract on Muscle ATP and Exercise Performance (APEX)

University of Exeter

Status: Completed

Conditions: Caffeine and Endurance Performance

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Placebo; Dietary Supplement: ElevATP supplement

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT05641454

516252

Details and patient eligibility

About

A study to test the hypothesis that a combined peat and apple extract will increase blood and muscle ATP, which will increase cycling performance

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 - 40
• Healthy
• Recreationally active (i.e. Participants will be deemed as too trained if they are defined as participating in structured resistance exercise 3 or more times per week for >6 months or participating in structured endurance exercise for >6h per week for >6 months. Participants will be defined as too sedentary if they do not exceed the governments guidelines of 150 / 75 min per week of light / heavy exercise.)

Exclusion criteria

• Allergy to Lidocaine
• Any diagnosed metabolic health condition
• Pregnant
• Non-habitual caffeine intake
• Smoker
• Diagnosed Cardiovascular disease
• Beta-Blockers
• Recent history of musculoskeletal injury

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

ElevATP supplement

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: ElevATP supplement

Maltodextrin placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo