Astaxanthin supplementation to augment fat oxidation and improve performance in endurance trained athletes

Completed

• Conditions: fatburning; prestatie en substraatverbruik; time-trial performance

• Registration Number: NL-OMON36483
• Lead Sponsor: Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

- Male
- Age between 18 and 30 years
- Endurance trained (>=3 sessions of endurance exercise per week)
- VO2 max >= 50 ml/kg/min
- Training history of more than one year of >=3 sessions of endurance exercise per week
- BMI <25 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

smoking
use of medication

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p> performance on a time trial after 90 min steady state exercise.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>substrate use<br /><br>plasma glucose<br /><br>plasma lactate<br /><br>plasma free fatty acid<br /><br>plasma astaxanthin<br /><br>plasma troponin</p><br>