Endurance exercise at high altitude under carbohydrate supplementatio
Completed
- Conditions
- op geen enkele aandoeningNot applicable
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON36965
- Lead Sponsor
- Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Male
18 years or older
Semi professional cyclists
Self reported healthy
Exclusion Criteria
Anaemie (Hb < 7.5 mmol/L, Hc < 41%)
Diabetes (fasting plasma glucose > 5.8 mmol/L and/or glucosuria)
Following a weight reduction programme or medically prescribed diet
Weight change > 2 kg during the last 2 months
Medication that may influence energy metabolism, weight or food intake
Gastrointestinal disorders (blood in stool, constipation and/or diarrhoea)
History of medical or surgical events that may affect study outcome
Blood donation in the last month before the study or during the study
Abnormal ECG or impaired lung function
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary study outcome of the study for measuring energy expenditure is<br /><br>oxygen consumption</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The CO2-production of the subjects is also measured. In combination with the<br /><br>oxygen consumption the Respiratory Quotient (RQ=CO2/O2) can be determined.<br /><br>Changes in RQ are indicative for changes in substrate use and could indicate a<br /><br>shift from fat to carbohydrate utilization.</p><br>