Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Probiotics and Nutritional Status on Exercise-Induced Symptoms, and Endurance Performance in Ultra-Endurance Athletes

Lead Sponsor:

Istanbul Medeniyet University

Conditions:

Ultra-endurance Athletes With Gastrointestinal Symptoms

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-64 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Ultra-endurance athletes have been commonly endured extreme conditions during races and training sessions, resulting in exercise-associated clinical symptoms, including gastrointestinal symptoms, dehy...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants who train at least 15 h per week,
  • Participants who do not have any metabolic disease,
  • Have had at least one gastrointestinal symptom determined by using a Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale and Bristol Stool Chart Form Scale,
  • Being a non-smoker,
  • Have participated in at least one ultra-endurance race/event (lasts \> 4 hr),
  • Taking no vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements, antibiotics, and any medication at least during the three months before the study,
  • (For women) participants with a regular menstrual cycle of physiological length (24-35 days)

Exclusion

  • Regular tobacco use
  • Inability to adhere to any of the study protocol requirements (i.e. alcohol, caffeine consumption, diet control)
  • Having consumed any supplements and/or medicines for the preceding 3 months period.
  • (For women) participants in menopause or using oral contraceptives

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 15 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04779281

Start Date

September 1 2018

End Date

May 15 2019

Last Update

March 3 2021

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Centre of Athlete Training and Health Research

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye), 068290