Protein Before Night Sleep to Improve Recovery and Performance in Runners

University of Aarhus32 enrolled

Overview

32 runners will be randomized into two groups. The duration of the intervention is one week including a strenuous endurance training program. Group 1 receive a protein beverage before each night sleep and Group 2 receive an isocaloric carbohydrate beverage. Performance test before and after the intervention and blood sampling before and during the intervention to check for markers for muscle damage.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

Sport beverages ProteinDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Beverage ingested before each night sleep during the intervention

Sport beverages CarbohydrateDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Beverage ingested before each night sleep during the intervention

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: VO2max \>55 ml O2/kg/min - Exclusion Criteria:women, smokers \-

Locations (1)

Aarhus University, Department for Public Health, Section for Sport Science

Aarhus, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Performance

5 km time trial

Time frame: 8 days

Secondary Outcomes

Muscle damage

creatine kinase

Time frame: 8 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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