Haskap Berries for Exercise Performance Recovery
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine how certain food items affect oxidative stress, inflammation, and performance recovery from exercise induced muscle damage in a resistance trained population. The main questions we aim to answer are the following:
* Do Haskaps speed the recovery of oxidative stress and inflammation markers after an intense lower body workout in resistance trained adults?
* Do Haskaps speed the recovery of performance measures after an intense lower body workout in resistance trained adults?
* The data collected in this investigation may also be used to ask additional questions not yet identified. For example, we may use the stored samples to evaluate how the blood metabolites of participants differ before and after intense exercise. These additional questions are called secondary analyses. Please note that no genetic analysis will be conducted and racial and ethnic differences among participants will not be used in any secondary analyses.
Researches will compare Haskap juice to a color, flavor and carbohydrate matched placebo to see if Haskaps speed recovery in inflammation, oxidative stress and performance.
* Participants will be asked to drink either Haskap juice or placebo and follow a low polyphenolic diet
* Participants will perform an intense resistance workout
* Participants will have their blood drawn before and after the workout
* Performance will be analyzed at 24, 48 and 72 hours after the workout
Who Is on the Research Team?
Mary P Miles
Principal Investigator
Montana State University
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for adults with over two years of experience in barbell squatting and who currently include squats in their weekly workout routine. It's not suitable for those who don't meet these exercise criteria.Inclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Treatment
Participants consume either Haskap juice or placebo and follow a low polyphenolic diet while performing intense resistance workouts
Performance Assessment
Performance is analyzed via vertical jumps, maximal voluntary contraction, and squat speed at 24, 48, and 72 hours post workout
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for recovery of blood markers and performance measures
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Haskap Berries
Trial Overview
Researchers are testing if a Haskap berry smoothie can help reduce oxidative stress, inflammation, and improve recovery after intense lower body workouts compared to a placebo drink that looks and tastes similar but has no active ingredient.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
The haskap supplement will consist of a haskap berry smoothie. A twice daily dose (10-12) hours apart will be consumed for 11 days.
The placebo supplement will have no polyphenol content and will be carbohydrate-matched to the experimental group. A twice daily dose (10-12 hours apart) will be consumed for 11 days.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Montana State University
Lead Sponsor
Montana State Agricultural Experiment Station
Collaborator
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