Zinc metabolism during exercise and recovery

Completed

• Conditions: nutrition; zinc metabolism; exercise; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001466437
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-10-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy men (n = 30) and women (n = 30), aged 18-30, will be recruited for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Haemoglobin will be measured to exclude volunteers with anaemia. Exclusion criteria include: anaemia, habitual smokers, women who may be pregnant or breastfeeding, women who have amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea, those with a diagnosis of major illness, the use of prescription medication including contraceptive agents and medical contraindication to maximal exercise testing.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Serum zinc, unadjusted <br>Serum zinc, adjusted for haematocrit [Before, immediately after the exercise session, 30 minutes following exercise cessation, 1 hour following exercise cessation and 2 hours following exercise cessation. <br><br>For the resting group, 0, 10 min, 40 min, 1h 10 min, 2 h 10 min. <br>]