Dietary periodisation to support training outcomes in elite distance athletes (Supernova 1)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Athlete nutrition; Athlete performance; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Metabolic and Endocrine - Normal metabolism and endocrine development and function; Musculoskeletal - Normal musculoskeletal and cartilage development and function; Inflammatory and Immune System - Normal development and function of the immune system

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001015134
• Lead Sponsor: Australian Catholic University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2016-02-21
• Study Start: 2019-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 22 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 29

Inclusion Criteria

IAAF qualifying standard for Race Walking for World
Championships/Olympic Games and able to fulfil the training program and dietary interventions
Participation will be open to
oall competitive Australian male race walkers and
ointernational race walkers by invitation from Athletics Australia (whereby walkers are deemed to be able to contribute to the required training environment and study goals without interfering with AWE targets by gaining an advantage over Australian athletes)

Exclusion Criteria

Unable to fulfil the training program and dietary interventions

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Performance in the 25 km walk test<br>Assessed via time to complete the test (stopwatches)[1 day testing block, imediately Pre- and post 3-week training block];Substrate utilisation; CHO and fat oxidation measured via respiratory gas exchange data;<br>This is a composite outcome.[At 0 , 10 and 20 km of standardised 25km test undertaken after 3 w intervention under conditions of treatment ];Performance in the 10km race walk race;<br>Assessed via time to complete the test (stopwatches and official race time)[Race will be completed immediately Pre- and post 3w training block]