Ribose and Sport Performance

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sports
• Interventions: Other: Placebo; Other: Ribose

• Registration Number: NCT01727479
• Lead Sponsor: Laval University

Brief Summary

Investigate the acute effect of ribose supplementation on performance and recovery in athletes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-08
• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-15
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-16
• Primary Completion: 2013-01
• Study Completion: 2013-01
• Status Verified: 2016-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-12-02
• Last Update Posted: 2016-12-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

• Men and women
• Training volume > 7hrs/week
• VO2 max > 40 and 45 mg/kg/min (for women and men respectively)
• Otherwise healthy individuals

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant or breastfeeding women
• Individuals with endocrine disorders, hypercholesterolemia, cardiovascular diseases, gut diseases, cancer, anemia, hypoglycemia
• Medication for lipids, diabetes, hypertension, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, mood disorders
• Excessive alcohol consumption (more than two drinks by day for men, one for women), smoking, drug use, supplements or natural products consumption during the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Placebo	Placebo	After each of the 3km time trial (3 in total), consumption of placebo incorporated in a sports drink.
Ribose	Ribose	After each of the 3km time trial (3 in total), consumption of ribose incorporated in a sports drink.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in time to complete the third of 3 consecutive 3km time trials on bike	baseline and 1 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Performance on the 3 consecutive 3km time trials on bike	baseline and 1 week	Performance measures: peak power (watts/kg), mean power (watts/kg), time to peak power (sec), total work (kJ) and maximum cadence (RPMmax)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Université Laval; 🇨🇦 Québec, Quebec, Canada