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

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Exercise Metabolism Research Laboratory, McMaster Univeristy

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4K1