Acute influence of a nutritional ergogenic aid on endurance performance – a placebo controlled double blind trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Healthy ambitious bicyclists or triathletes
- Registration Number
- DRKS00005802
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Tübingen, Abt. Innere Medizin VI - Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 35
Inclusion Criteria
min. 3 bike training sessions during season and regular participation in competitions
Exclusion Criteria
There should be no serious illness or use of medication during the time of the study. Also, no complete training pause in the 4 weeks immediately prior to the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VO2 max, lactate threshold, power output and lactate values over 45min (isokinetic at 95 rpm), ratings of perceived exertion (RPE)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method T1:<br>German questionnaire determining expectations and experiences, current knowledge about supplements, demographic data, training schedule and nutrition.<br><br>T2: <br>HOSP (Beckmann, 2003) German questionnaire about action orientation in sports.<br>AMS-Sport (Elbe, Wenhold & Müller, 2005) German questionnaire of performance motivation in sports.<br><br>T3:<br>SOQ (Elbe, 2001) Sport Orientiation Questionnaire by Gill und Deeter (1988). <br>VKS (Wenhold et al., 2008) Volitional components in sports.<br><br>T4:<br>Interview regarding expectations, self-perception, performance perception, experience with the intervention.<br>