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The Impact of MACA Supplementation on Basketball-related Performance

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National Taiwan Sport University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Sports

Treatments

Dietary Supplement: Lepidium meyenii (MACA)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this randomized crossover study, ten elite healthy male basketball players were included. Following a 17:00 PM training routine, participants completed a two-week supplementation with 2000 mg of MACA or placebo. After supplementation, participants underwent a Basketball Jump Shooting Accuracy Test and Repeated Sprint Ability Test.

Full description

Supplementation with Lepidium meyenii (MACA) has been shown in animal studies to increase blood lactate clearance and rapid lactate removal, which may be effective in reducing fatigue during intermittent exercise. However, no studies have investigated the effects of MACA supplementation on interval exercise and basketball performance. We hypothesized that MACA supplementation could reduce fatigue and improve performance in elite healthy male basketball players. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of MACA compared to placebo on overall basketball performance.

Enrollment

10 patients

Sex

Male

Ages

20 to 30 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • (i) healthy male adults, those individuals who are free of pain, insomnia, or other injuries recently, without any medication used in recent 2 months,
  • (ii) basketball players competing in a Taiwan university basketball association for more than two years.

Exclusion criteria

  • (i) were below 20 years old,
  • (ii) did not have won at least eighth place in national-level basketball competitions,
  • (iii) were with cardiovascular diseases or any disease that made subjects feel ill.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Basic Science

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

10 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

MACA (MC)
Experimental group
Description:
Daily MACA supplementation for two weeks.
Treatment:
Dietary Supplement: Lepidium meyenii (MACA)
placebo
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
Daily placebo supplementation for two weeks.
Treatment:
Dietary Supplement: Lepidium meyenii (MACA)

Trial documents
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Trial contacts and locations

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