The Effects of Red Spinach Extract Supplementation on Isometric Strength, Resistance Exercise and Cognitive Performance

Lipscomb University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sports

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Placebo; Dietary Supplement: Red Spinach Extract (RSE)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04292106

092619

Details and patient eligibility

About

Red Spinach is a natural food which is a rich source of nitrates, which are beneficial in hemodynamics, cardiovascular function, and have natural hypotensive and antianginal effects. Red spinach extract has been shown to be beneficial in exercise performance, albeit mostly in aerobic exercise. In a previous study in our lab, we found that dietary nitrate consumption resulted in significantly greater isometric force production in teenage males. However, currently there is little know regarding the effects of dietary nitrate supplementation on isometric strength, resistance exercise and cognitive performance.

Full description

This research study is designed to measure the effects of red spinach extract (RSE) on markers of physical and cognitive performance during and following anaerobic exercise.

Enrollment: 11 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 34 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-34 years old Participants must have at least 1 year of resistance training experience.
• Free of any physical limitations, medications, and supplements that may affect performance, as determined by a health and activity questionnaire.
• Are free of musculoskeletal injuries
• Are not taking medications that may interfere with study measurements

Exclusion criteria

• Participants that cannot take either the RSE or placebo supplement will be excluded, as this will be a double-blind study.
• Furthermore, participants that cannot participate in pre- and post-research testing, and/or those that cannot commit to regular training sessions will be excluded.
• Inability to perform physical exercise (determined by health and activity questionnaire)
• Taking any other nutritional supplement or performance enhancing drug.
• Any chronic illness that causes continuous medical care

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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11 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Red Spinach Extract (RSE)

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Red Spinach Extract (RSE)