The purpose of this study is to evaluate acute changes in rates of fat oxidation during exercise with and without the ingestion of a caffeine-based energy drink.
This study aims to investigate the impact of a caffeinated energy drink on cognitive function and exercise performance in healthy adults. The research will employ a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design involving 15 participants. Initial screening includes health assessments and completion of a health history questionnaire, as well as a VO2peak assessment. Participants will replicate their diet before every study visit. Subsequent visits involve baseline assessments, ingestion of either a placebo or a caffeinated energy drink, followed by cognitive tests and a cycling exercise bout at moderate intensity, followed by a exercise performance cycling time trial. Measurements, including heart rate, perceived exertion, blood samples, and expired gases, will be collected during and after exercise. The study will have two identical testing visits, separated by at least a week, with participants consuming different beverages to assess their impact on cognitive function and exercise performance.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
15
Energy drink with 200 mg caffeine
Placebo
Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory
Saint Charles, Missouri, United States
Impact of a caffeine-based energy drink ingestion on fat oxidation rates during exercise.
Fat oxidation rate (grams/min) during exercise
Time frame: 150 minutes during exercise
Impact of a caffeine-based energy drink ingestion on energy expenditure rates during exercise.
Energy expenditure (kcals/min)
Time frame: 150 minutes during exercise
Impact of a caffeine-based energy drink ingestion on carbohydrate oxidation during exercise
Carbohydrate oxidation rates (grams/min)
Time frame: 150 minutes during exercise
Impact of a caffeine-based energy drink ingestion on plasma glycerol concentration
Plasma glycerol concentration
Time frame: 150 minutes after intervention ingestion
Impact of a caffeine-based energy drink ingestion on plasma free fatty acid concentration
Plasma free fatty acid concentration
Time frame: 150 minutes after intervention ingestion
Impact of a caffeine-based energy drink ingestion on ratings of perceived exertion
Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale
Time frame: 150 minutes after intervention ingestion
Impact of a caffeine-based energy drink ingestion on exercise performance
Cycling time trial
Time frame: 150 minutes after intervention ingestion
Impact of a caffeine-based energy drink ingestion on reaction time
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Simple/ choice reaction time
Time frame: 150 minutes after intervention ingestion
Impact of a caffeine-based energy drink ingestion on trail making test performance
Trail making test
Time frame: 150 minutes after intervention ingestion
Impact of a caffeine-based energy drink ingestion on Cognition
Serial 7 Cognitive processing test
Time frame: 150 minutes after intervention ingestion