Blackcurrant supplementation on sporting performance in adolescent hockey players

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Exercise performance; Health and fatigue; Cognitive performance; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000845639
• Lead Sponsor: ew Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for participation in this study include written informed consent. Participants had to be member of the Hamilton Boy’s High School hockey squad and aged between 16-19 yrs. All participants were in good general health, free of injury.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria included the inability to provide written informed consent to take part in the study. Unable or unwilling to comply with study procedures, including only consuming the treatment at the appropriate time. Individuals were also be excluded if they were known to have experienced hypersensitivity to blackcurrants or berryfruits or their health situation changes that they became unable to train, e.g. injury, heart and/or breathing problems. Individuals were also not able to take part if they have any of the following health conditions; blood borne diseases (e.g. hepatitis), clinically diagnosed high/low blood pressure, recent bacterial or viral illness or vaccinations, chronic illness that affects their immune system (e.g. lupus) or are taking medication that affects the properties of blood, e.g. clotting.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified