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
Active Locations (1)
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Centre of Athlete Training and Health Research
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye), 068290