The L-carnitine has demonstrated effects in the treatment of obesity mainly promoting the fat degradation during exercise.
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial will be carry out in 24 woman with body mass index ≥ 25 to 29.9 kg/m2. The patients will receive 1.5 g of L-Carnitine deluded in 250 ml of water or placebo before crossfit training, 5 times a week for 8 weeks. Before and after intervention the investigators evaluate: The body composition (body fat, lean body mass), arm muscle circumference, waist circumference, body weight and body mass index.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
24
L-Carnitine oral solution 1.5 g diluted in 250 ml of water, before crossfit training, 5 times a week for 8 weeks
Sucralose 1.5 g diluted in 250 ml of water, before crossfit training, 5 times a week for 8 weeks
Centro Universitario de Tonalá
Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico
Body Fat
Calulated by Durnin formula. Results are reported in percentage and kg
Time frame: 8 weeks
Lean body mass
Calulated by Durnin formula. Results are reported in percentage and kg
Time frame: 8 weeks
Body Weight
Subject go up onto the scale and stand still over the center of the scale with body weight evenly distributed between both feet. Omron hbf-514c an digital scale and results are reported in kg with a decimal.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Arm muscle circumference
The right arm measure to the nearest centimeter with a measuring tape. Then, triceps skinfold thickness, an established measure of fat stores, measure to the nearest millimeter in the right arm using a skinfold caliper
Time frame: 8 weeks
Waist circumference
Flexible tape in the midpoint between the lowest rib and the iliac crest and is expressed in centimeters. Waist circumference was measured with a flexible tape in the midpoint between the lowest rib and the iliac crest and is expressed in centimeters. Waist circumference was measured with a flexible tape in the midpoint between the lowest rib and the iliac crest and is expressed in centimeters.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Body Mass Index
Body mass divided by the square of the body height, and reported in units of kg/m2.
Time frame: 8 weeks
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