NCT01929694

The Effect of Consuming a guaraná and Vitamin/Mineral Complex Pre-exercise on Affect, Exertion, Metabolism and Cognition

The Effect of Consuming a Guaraná and Vitamin and Mineral Complex Before a Morning Exercise Session on Affect, Exertion and Substrate Metabolism During Exercise and Cognitive Performance During the Post-exercise Recovery Period

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Northumbria University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Consuming a guaraná and vitamin and mineral complex can improve mental fatigue and cognitive function at rest; guaraná also contains caffeine, which can reduce perceived exertion and increase fat burning during exercise. The purpose of this study is to test whether consuming a guaraná and vitamin and mineral product before exercise influences affect (mood), physical exertion and fat burning during exercise and mental fatigue, cognitive performance and affect post-exercise.

Conditions

• Affect and Exertion During and Post-exercise

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Berocca Boost
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-09-01
• Primary completion: 2014-04-01
• Completion: 2014-04-01
• First posted: 2013-08-28
• Last updated: 2014-10-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom