The goal of this study is to evaluate the influence of consuming a drink containing a combination of caffeine and green tea extracts on fat oxidation responses at rest, during and after a period of endurance type exercise.
This study investigates whether consuming an energy drink containing caffeine and green tea extract before exercise increases fat burning (oxidation) compared with a placebo drink. Healthy, moderately active adults will attend three visits at clinic over 3-5 weeks. The first visit determines each participant's individual exercise intensity that maximises fat use during cycling. At two subsequent visits, participants will consume either the active drink or a placebo before completing a 30-minute cycling session at their personalised intensity. Fat and carbohydrate use, heart rate, blood pressure, and subjective responses will be measured at rest, during exercise, and after exercise using a double-blind, crossover design.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
40
Two 355 mL cans of "XS Energy + BURN" drink containing caffeine and green tea extract.
Two 355 mL cans of placebo drink but without the active ingredients (caffeine and green tea extract).
Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus
Southport, Queensland, Australia
RECRUITINGFat oxidation as measured by indirect calorimetry
Change from baseline to the end of the study period in Fat oxidation as measured by indirect calorimetry (metabolic cart); baseline (pre-drink), post-drink (pre-exercise), time sequence e.g., every 5-min during exercise, 10, 20 and 30-min post-exercise. Change from baseline \& total. Fat oxidation will be measured continuously throughout the exercise and the 30-min post-exercise window, to facilitate total, and any other temporal fat oxidation timepoints.
Time frame: Baseline to 30 mins post exercise
Carbohydrate oxidation; indirect calorimetry
Change from baseline to the end of the study period in Carbohydrate oxidation; indirect calorimetry; same timing as fat oxidation (baseline (pre-drink), post-drink (pre-exercise), time sequence e.g., every 5-min during exercise, 10, 20 and 30-min post-exercise.). Change from baseline \& total.
Time frame: Baseline to 30 mins post exercise
Respiratory exchange ratio; indirect calorimetry
Change from baseline to the end of the study period in Respiratory exchange ratio; indirect calorimetry; same timing as fat oxidation (baseline (pre-drink), post-drink (pre-exercise), time sequence e.g., every 5-min during exercise, 10, 20 and 30-min post-exercise). Change from baseline \& total
Time frame: Baseline to 30 mins post exercise
Exercise efficiency; indirect calorimetry
Change from baseline to the end of the study period in Exercise efficiency; indirect calorimetry; time sequence during exercise e.g., every 5-min. Change from the beginning of exercise \& average
Time frame: Baseline to 30 mins post exercise
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