This study is designed as a safety assessment to determine the cardiac and hemodynamic effects of overuse of energy drinks in healthy individuals through ECG, heart rate (HR) and blood pressure measurements. It will evaluate the use of a consumer available product that is classified as a dietary supplement by the FDA.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
18
16oz energy drinks - 2 consumed within 60 minutes
16oz control drink: Caffeine 160mg, Sucrose 115g consume 2 - 16oz drinks within 60 minutes
David Grant AF Medical Center
Travis Air Force Base, California, United States
QT/QTc measured on an office ECG
Time frame: 6 hours over 5 visits
Peripheral Blood pressure
systolic and diastolic
Time frame: 6 hours with 5 visits
Central blood pressure
utilizing an applanation tonometry device
Time frame: 6 hours over 5 visits
Augmentation Index, pulse wave
Time frame: 6 hours over 5 visits
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