NCT02937363

Effects of Alpha Lipoic Acid Supplementation in G6PD Deficient Individuals After Acute Exercise

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Thessaly · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of alpha-lipoic acid supplementation on redox status, physiological and biochemical parameters in G6PD deficient individuals after acute exercise.

Detailed description

In a randomized double-blind, crossover design, 12 adult volunteers with G6PD deficiency of both sexes will be supplemented with either 600 mg of alpha-lipoic acid (experimental condition - EC) or placebo (control condition - CC) every day for 4 weeks. Before intervention, all participants will be informed about the study protocol, fill a medical history questionnaire and sign an informed consent form. Moreover, measurements of anthropometric characteristics and physiological parameters, as well as a VO2max test will be performed. Participants will perform 4 trials of exercise (70% VO2max for 45min and 90% till exhaustion) before and after each condition. Blood samples will be collected before, immediately after and 1 hour after exercise. Moreover, measurements of anthropometric characteristics and physiological parameters will be performed before and after each condition. There will be a washout period of at 4 weeks between conditions.

Conditions

• G6PD Deficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Alpha-lipoic acid	A trial of exercise before and after 4 weeks of alpha-lipoic acid supplementation.
OTHER	Placebo	A trial of exercise before and after 4 weeks of placebo administration.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-12-01
• Primary completion: 2017-07-01
• Completion: 2017-07-01
• First posted: 2016-10-18
• Last updated: 2017-11-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece