Clinical trials: Ergogenics
Esports, Caffeine
Effects of Caffeine, L-Theanine, and Diaphragmatic Breathing on Esports Players' Performance
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether caffeine, L-theanine (a natural amino acid found in tea), and diaphragmatic breathing exercises can help improve the game performance of esports players.
- Conditions
- Esports, Caffeine, L-theanine
- Trial name
- CLD Esports St (NCT06621797)
- Testing
- Intervention 1: Dietary Supplement - Caffeine Supplement, Intervention 2: Dietary Supplement - Caffeine + L-Theanine Supplement, Intervention 3: Dietary Supplement - Caffeine Supplement + Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Exercise Endurance
Impact of Probiotic Supplementation on Exercise Endurance Among Non-elite Athletes
The aim of this trial is to evaluate the effects of 6-week administration of probiotics on running performance among non-elite athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT04588142
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lallemand Health Solutions
Caffeine
Effects Of Caffeine On Cognitive Performance
Caffeine is a potent central nervous system stimulant that increases the activity in the prefrontal cortex and can improve cognitive skills.
- Trial name
- NCT05995314
- Testing
- 3 mg/kg of caffeine, 6 mg/kg of caffeine
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Asthma, Healthy
Effects of Salbutamol in Athletes and Implications for Screening and Sports
β2-Agonists, commonly used to treat asthma, have also been used by athletes to enhance performance, leading to their ban by the International Olympic Committee in 1972.
- Conditions
- Asthma, Healthy, Effect of Drug
- Trial name
- NCT07037511
- Testing
- Salbutamol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Multiple Sclerosis
Periodized Rehabilitation and Beta-alanine Supplementation in Multiple Sclerosis
Exercise therapy and increased physical activity in persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) improves mobility, muscular strength, physical fitness and fatigue without increasing relapse rate.
- Trial name
- MSCAR (NCT03803800)
- Testing
- Classic, progressive endurance training, Periodized exercise training, beta-alanine
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Sports Performance, Sports Nutritional Sciences
Effect of Infusion of Yerba Mate on Oxidative Stress, Physiology, and Performance of Trained Cyclists
This project comes forward with investigations regarding the use of yerba mate infusion in sports performance, providing new knowledge about the effects of its consumption on the performance of trained individuals, thus…
- Conditions
- Sports Performance, Sports Nutritional Sciences, Endurance Performance
- Trial name
- NCT04642144
- Testing
- Yerba mate infusion, Carbohydrate meal
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Sodium Bicarbonate
Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate on Exercise Performance
This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial. The study aimed to assess the effect of sodium bicarbonate on the ability to perform a repeated sprint task by female football players.
- Trial name
- NCT06098794
- Testing
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
Muscle Strength, Physical Endurance
Caffeine Supplementation and Strength Endurance in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Athletes
This study investigated the acute effects of ingesting 400 mg of caffeine administered 30 minutes before Brazilian jiu-jitsu-specific strength endurance tests.
- Conditions
- Muscle Strength, Physical Endurance, Exercise
- Trial name
- CAF-BJJ (NCT07479875)
- Testing
- Caffeine
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
Performance Enhancing Product Use, Change, Body Weight
Effects of Acute Glycerol Ingestion on Performance, Metabolic and Biochemical Markers in International Athletes
This clinical study evaluates the acute effect of glycerol ingestion on performance (power output), weight, urine specific gravity, biochemical (antioxidants and lactate) and metabolic (indirect calorimetry) markers in…
- Conditions
- Performance Enhancing Product Use, Change, Body Weight, Change, Body Temperature, Antioxidative Stress
- Trial name
- NCT05295836
- Testing
- GLYCEROL
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Francisco Javier Martínez Noguera
Exercise Performance, Gut -Microbiota
Ergogenic Properties of Magnesium Supplementation
The purpose of the proposed project is to determine if short-term dietary supplementation of magnesium will improve performance during a series of lab-based exercise tests, will favorably modify the gut-microbiota, and will…
- Conditions
- Exercise Performance, Gut -Microbiota, Mitochondrial Function
- Trial name
- NCT05282693
- Testing
- ReMag
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christopher Bell
Healthy Volunteer
Evaluation of Astaxanthin Properties on Anti-fatigue
Ten young, healthy, physically active male college students were crossed over for AST or placebo supplements randomized into placebo or AST trials and orally consumed placebo or AST (28 mg/d) supplements for four days.
- Trial name
- NCT06593535
- Testing
- Astaxanthin (AST trial)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Athletic Performance
Guanidinoacetic Acid (GAA) Administration in Physically Active Men and Women
Glycocyamine (guanidinoacetic acid - GAA) is the biochemical precursor of creatine, which is phosphorylated and plays an important role as a high-energy carrier in the muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT01133899
- Testing
- guanidinoacetic acid, GAA-4, GAA-1
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Metropolitan University, Serbia
HIV Infections
Effects of Creatine and Resistance Exercise Training in People With HIV Infection
This study was designed determine whether use of creatine monohydrate, a dietary supplement, can increase skeletal muscle mass and strength and improve the response to progressive resistance exercise training in people with HIV…
- Trial name
- NCT00484627
- Testing
- Use of creatine monohydrate (a dietary supplement), Progressive resistance exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)