Caffeinated Chewing Gum & Wrestling Performance

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Caffeine; Control

• Registration Number: NCT06758336
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan Sport University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of caffeinated chewing gum on sympathetic nerve activity on wrestling simulation match.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study was to investigated whether caffeine intake is effective in improving the performance of wrestlers in a simulated competition. The study was designed to involve 16 healthy adult male athletes who had been trained in professional wrestling and were divided into caffeine trial (CAF trial) and placebo trial (PL trial) in a randomized crossover double-blind study design. After three days of dietary control, participants arrived at the laboratory in the afternoon of the day of the trial to collect saliva samples in a quiet state and were fitted with a heart rate monitor. Participants chewed either caffeine-containing gum at 3 mg/kg body weight (CAF trial) or placebo-containing gum without caffeine (PL trial) for 10 minutes and then spit it out. Participants then underwent a 15-minute dynamic warm-up. At the end of the warm-up, participants performed 2 rounds of 3-minute wrestling-specific simulated matches, and the number of falls in the simulated matches was recorded. After the simulation match, saliva samples were collected from the participants again. The saliva samples were analyzed for caffeine alpha-amylase concentration. Differences between the two trials were analyzed using a paired sample t-test and significance was set at α\<0.05.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-06-11
• Primary Completion: 2024-06-30
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Study Completion: 2024-12-23
• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-26
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-03
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

• more than 6years of professional wrestling training;
• more than 6 months of continuous training;
• recovering from sports injuries such as strains and contusions for at least 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

• non-professionally wrestling athlete;
• none regular training in the past 6 months;
• less than 3 months of recovery from a sports injury, or present epilepsy, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, or brain injury;
• a history of caffeine allergy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of falls in the simulated matches	15 minutes after intervention	Record number of falls in the simulated matches

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University of Sport; 🇨🇳 Taichung, North, Taiwan