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Clinical Trial on the Effects of Caffeine and Taurine From Energy Drinks (EDs) to Parameters of the Cardiovascular System in Humans

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cardiovascular Risk
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Energy Drink, Taurine, Caffeine
Registration Number
NCT01421979
Lead Sponsor
University of Hohenheim
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the safety and the effects of EDs at high doses, either alone or in combination with other risk factors such as alcohol intake, physical exercise and sleep deprivation, on cardiovascular markers and subjective health.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
38
Inclusion Criteria
  • written informed consent
  • healthy (no acute or chronic desease)
  • BMI 20,0 - 25,9 kg/m2
  • moderate and non-regular consumption of alcohol, EDs and coffee
Exclusion Criteria
  • pregnancy
  • regular medication (oral contraceptives permitted)
  • hypertension and other deseases of the cardiovascular system
  • liver-deseases
  • psychiatric deseases
  • epilepsy
  • other relevant deseases
  • (former) alcoholics
  • non-compliance to the study-protocol
  • simultaneous participation in another clinical trial
  • retraction of the written informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
exposure under sleep deprivationEnergy Drink, Taurine, CaffeineExamination of the effects of EDs in combination with alcohol consumption and sleep deprivation.
Exercise after consumptionEnergy Drink, Taurine, CaffeineExamination of the effects of EDs in combination with alcohol consumption and exercise.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Heart-rate-variability (HRV)during 24 hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Hohenheim

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Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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