Status:
COMPLETED
The Acute Effects of Capsiate During Exercise
Lead Sponsor:
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ajinomoto USA, INC.
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
MALE
18-30 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
Capsiate is a non-pungent analogue of capsaicin, the component of hot peppers that makes them hot or spicy. Unlike capsaicin, capsiate is not spicy or hot. Ingestion of capsiate has been shown to incr...
Detailed Description
Hypotheses Based on the rationale and brief background above we propose the following substantive hypotheses: 1. Ingestion of capsiate 30min prior to exercise will elevate resting and exercising oxy...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy men
- Recreationally active
- Non-smokers
- Age 18-30 years
- Favourable (low risk) answers on Standard Health Questionnaire (part of approved consent form)
- Peak VO2 of \> 40 ml/kg/min
- Recruited from the local McMaster University campus or surrounding community.
Exclusion
- Women
- Smokers
- Contraindicated health conditions which would render someone "clinically" unhealthy i.e. diabetes, liver, kidney abnormalities, etc.
- Possible allergies to the study products (Capsiate or Placebo)
- The use of foods, other natural health products or pharmaceuticals that may interact with the study products
- The use of natural health products that alter the outcome measures of the trial
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
12 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00692601
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
September 1 2008
Last Update
September 16 2008
Active Locations (1)
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1
Exercise Metabolism Research Laboratory, McMaster Univeristy
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4K1