Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Diet Composition on Performance, Expenditure, Blood Lipids, and Appetite Hormones in Highly Trained Cyclists
Lead Sponsor:
Texas Christian University
Conditions:
Endurance Cycling Performance
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study employs a crossover design to evaluate the effect of two different diets (high carbohydrate vs. ketogenic) and corresponding test meals on endurance exercise performance, energy expenditure...
Detailed Description
Traditionally, a high carbohydrate diet is recommended for elite endurance athletes and sub-elite, highly trained recreational athletes competing in endurance events. However, recently the ketogenic d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \>100-150km of cycling per week
- VO2max \> 80th percentile for sex and age (adjusted for cycle ergometry)
- apparently healthy
Exclusion
- weight loss supplements/medications/diet
- extreme dietary patterns (e.g. extremely high or low carbohydrate)
- nicotine use
- heavy alcohol use (\>7 drinks/week female; \>14 drinks/week male)
- food allergies
- diabetes
- heart disease
- stroke
- liver/kidney/thyroid disease
- anemia
- eating disorders
- uncontrolled hypertension
- pulmonary/orthopedic/musculoskeletal problems that prevent exercise
- surgery that affects swallowing and digestion
- claustrophobia
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 11 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04097171
Start Date
November 11 2019
End Date
March 30 2020
Last Update
October 5 2021
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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76129