Relationship between the consumption of a blackcurrant supplement and exercise-induced fatigue on mental acuity and cognitive performance in healthy volunteers.

ew Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research0 个研究点目标入组 60 人开始时间: 2014年8月5日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•Healthy individuals (male or female) 19-50 years, who have not taken part in any formal fitness training for at least 4 months and are able to complete the physical requirements of the study will be selected; (i) complete a health and (ii) fitness (Baecke) questionnaires and (ii) perform the Wingate cycle test to the standard required. In addition, all particpants will provide written consent for this study.

•Participants will be excluded if they are unable or unwilling to provide informed written consent or comply with the study procedures. Participants will also be excluded if they have (i) known hypersensitivity or intolerance to blackcurrants or berryfruit and/or berryfruit-derived products, (ii) have health conditions that impair ability to perform Wingate cycle exercise (e.g. injury, hernia, back or joint pain, cardiovascular and breathing problems or fail to demonstrate a certain fitness level, assessed by a Baecke questionnaire, or are unable to perform the Wingate cycle exercise to the standard required by the trial co-ordinator, and (iii) health conditions that may affect ability to do computerized cognitive tasks (e.g. eye sight problems, colour blindness, aura migraines, epilepsy). In addition, participants will be excluded if they are pregnant or planning to get pregnant in the near future or have any of the following conditions; (i) blood borne diseases (e.g. hepatitis), (ii) clinically diagnosed high/low blood pressure, (iii) recent bacterial or viral illness, (iv) are taking any medication that affects the properties of blood (e.g. blood clotting).

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ew Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research