Efficacy of a Carbohydrate Drink on Speed, Agility and Power in School Going Children
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline in Agility fatigue index
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a beverage containing carbohydrate powder fortified with micronutrients on agility, speed, and power in school going children
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- Single (Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 12 Years to 15 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Informed consent by participant's parents or legally accepted representative
- •Good general health
- •Non anemic children (Hb≥12 g/dl)
- •Academy/development level athlete (at least 3 activity sessions per week, for a minimum of 2 hours of activity in each session e.g. hockey, football, team sports)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Child in care
- •Allergy/Intolerance to study materials
- •History of cardiovascular disorder, respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus, serious infection/injuries/surgeries (within past 3 months)
- •Participation in any nutritional study in past 1 year
- •Substance abuse
- •Children on any kind of medication in past 1 month of screening
Arms & Interventions
Test
20g Carbohydrate powder fortified with multiple micronutrients, reconstituted as a beverage in 200mL lukewarm water. This will be administered twice a day
Intervention: Carbohydrate beverage powder (Dietary Supplement)
Calorie matched protein powder
20g Calorie matched protein powder with 80% protein, reconstituted as a beverage in 200mL lukewarm water. This will be administered twice a day
Intervention: Calorie matched beverage powder (Dietary Supplement)
Control
200mL lukewarm water given twice a day
Intervention: Water (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from baseline in Agility fatigue index
Time Frame: Baseline and 4h post-baseline
Agility fatigue index (FI) will be calculated from Repeat Agility Performance Test, using 'Brower equipment'. This assessment includes a 24 meter agility run, repeated on 6 occasions, with every sprint and recovery interval lasting for 65 seconds (eg. if the first agility effort takes the participant 5 seconds, they will have 55 seconds to return to start line for a 5 seconds countdown before their second agility effort). Agility FI=\[100X(total agility time÷ideal agility time)\]-100. Here, ideal agility time is the best agility time for each participant multiplied by number of repetitions
Secondary Outcomes
- Change from baseline in Mean power output(Baseline and 4h post-baseline)
- Change from baseline in Speed fatigue index(Baseline and 4h post-baseline)