The Use of Nutrigenomics in Sports Nutrition

University of Auckland, New Zealand

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Nutrigenomics; Sport Nutrition

Treatments: Other: Personalised population based dietary advice; Other: Genetic based dietary advice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04914156

5000928

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study's aim is to determine if nutrigenomics-based dietary advice is a greater motivator for dietary change amongst an athlete population. Specifically, the investigators will be examining whether nutrigenomics-based personalized dietary advice results in greater changes in dietary intake and body composition amongst athletes compared to personalised population-based sports nutrition advice. It is hypothesized that the Nutrigenomics in Sports Nutrition group would engage in greater dietary changes and better adhere to the dietary advice compared to the standard advice group.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• Competes in representative sports team
• Has access to the internet and smart phone device
• Able to speak English

Exclusion criteria

• N/A

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

30 participants in 2 patient groups

Personalised, genetic-based advice for sport performance

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive personalised nutrition advice for sports performance based on their genetic test results and tailored to their current dietary intake.

Treatment:

Other: Genetic based dietary advice

Personalised nutrition advice for sport performance based on population-based evidence

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive personalised nutrition advice on key nutrients relating to sports performance based on current best practice, population-based sport nutrition guidelines. These will be tailored to their current dietary intake

Treatment:

Other: Personalised population based dietary advice