Effects of Whole Egg Consumption on Inflammation, Mood, and Recovery in Collegiate Female Gymnasts

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Inflammation
• Interventions: Other: Whole egg consumption

• Registration Number: NCT05034315
• Lead Sponsor: Iowa State University

Brief Summary

The objectives were to investigate the effects of whole egg consumption by collegiate female gymnasts on inflammatory markers, mood, and recovery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-04-30
• Study Completion: 2020-04-30
• Study First Submitted: 2021-08-24
• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-09-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-02
• Study First Posted: 2021-09-05
• Last Update Posted: 2021-09-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

• Membership on the university gymnastics team

Exclusion Criteria

• egg allergies, asthma, coronary artery disease, depression, diabetes, hypertension, migraines, cancer or cancer-related complications, or auto-immune disorder

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Whole egg consumption	Whole egg consumption	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Serum soluble interleukin-6 receptor (sIL-6R)	8 months
Serum C-reactive protein (CRP)	8 months
Serum interleukin-6 (IL-6)	8 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Iowa State University; 🇺🇸 Ames, Iowa, United States