Status:
COMPLETED
Cocoa Flavanols and Exercise Capacity
Lead Sponsor:
Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Conditions:
Exercise Capacity
Eligibility:
MALE
20-36 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to characterize the potential improvement of cocoa flavanols on exercise capacity in highly trained cyclist. A placebo-controlled double-blinded randomized control study w...
Detailed Description
13 participants (highly-trained cyclist, accustomed to exercise testing on ergometers will be enrolled (VO2max\>50 ml/kg, FMD \>5%, non-smokers, no medication, no diseases, age 20-36, male). Baseline...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- highly trained cyclists (VO2 peak \> 50 ml/kg bodyweight)
- refrain from cocoa ingestion during trial
- training continued throughout testing
- \> 20 years
- male
Exclusion
- \> 36 years
- poor endothelial function
- acute infection
- any chronic heart or pulmonary disease
- arrhythmias
- acute or chronic renal failure
- smokers
- cardio-vascular risk factors : diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia
- intake of nutrition supplements (l-arginine, creatinine)
- intake of WADA listed doping substances
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
13 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01259739
Start Date
November 1 2010
End Date
November 1 2013
Last Update
November 8 2013
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Heinrich-Heine-University
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 40225