Tokyo, Jan. 11 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060318) titled 'Effect of cocoa flavanol intake on muscle strength and soreness after exercise' on Jan. 10.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Cross-over
Randomization - Randomized
Blinding - Double blind -all involved are blinded
Control - Placebo
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Ritsumeikan University
Condition:
Condition - Healthy individuals
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - To examine the influence of consecutive cocoa flavanol intake after eccentric exercise on muscle soreness and muscular performance.
Basic objectives2 - Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - Capsulated high-dose or low-dose cocoa flavanols are consumed at immediately and 22 h after exercise.
High-dose cocoa flavanol condition -> at least 2 week of wash out period -> low-dose cocoa flavanol condition
Interventions/Control_2 - Capsulated high-dose or low-dose cocoa flavanols are consumed at immediately and 22 h after exercise.
Low-dose cocoa flavanol condition -> at least 2 week of wash out period -> high-dose cocoa flavanol condition
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 18
years-old
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Gender - Male
Key inclusion criteria - Healthy young males not involving training using their upper limbs
Key exclusion criteria - Participants who have smoking status within the past year; injuries at upper limbs; allergy to caffeine; or cardiovascular or mental diseases.
Target Size - 16
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - No longer recruiting
Date of protocol fixation - 2024 Year 05 Month 26 Day
Date of IRB - 2024 Year 08 Month 07 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2024 Year 08 Month 08 Day
Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 06 Month 30 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068999
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