The Effect of Bicarbonate Supplementation on Performance and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Rugby Players. (Bicarbrugby)

Universidad de Burgos

Status: Completed

Conditions: Supplementation

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Soidum Bicarbonate; Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07017582

Bicarbonaterugby (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objetive of the study was to determine whether sodium bicarbonate supplementation improves athletic performance and/or reduces fatigue in elite rugby players.

The participants were 17 elite rugby players. Half of the participants receive sodium bicarbonate (0.3 g/kg body weight), the other half receive a placebo (salt). Ingestion of the supplementation/placebo occured 90 minutes before high-intensity rugby-specific training Variables analysed were measure at baseline, prior to exercise, during exercise and after exercise.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: Male

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male rugby players who were competing in the First Spanish National League (Division de Honor A) voluntarily agreed to participate in the study after attending an informative session

Exclusion criteria

• injury or illness on test day

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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17 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Bicarbonate

Active Comparator group

Description:

Supplementation with 0.3 g/kg of sodium bicarbonate

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Soidum Bicarbonate

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Supplementation with placebo: 0.03 g·kg-1 body mass sodium chloride

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo