NCT03028454

Effects of Ginger on Muscle Soreness and Dysfunction Stemming From Downhill Running

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Old Dominion University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of the study is to determine whether five days of ginger (Zingiber officinale) supplementation is effective at reducing muscle soreness and improving muscle function following downhill running. Long-distance running is often associated with acute muscle pain, swelling, and reduced muscle functioning, and consequently, many runners utilize non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). NSAID use is associated with gastrointestinal side-effects such as stomach discomfort, nausea, dyspepsia, asymptomatic ulcers, and symptomatic ulcers that, although rare, can be fatal. Ginger is a botanical compound that is Generally Recognized as Safe by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Evidence from osteoarthritis, dysmenorrhea, and resistance-training models indicate that ginger is effective at reducing general pain and muscle soreness. Therefore, this study will supplement 60 runners with roughly 1.5 g/day of ginger root or a placebo for 2 days prior to, the day of, and 2 days after downhill running. Participants will be evaluated for muscle soreness and function before and after the downhill run.

Conditions

• Muscle Soreness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Ginger Root	Capsules containing 250 mg of ginger root extract standardized to contain at least 5% gingerol compounds, as well as an additional 225 mg of regular ginger root.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	Capsules containing rice flour powder.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-01
• Primary completion: 2017-06-01
• Completion: 2017-06-01
• First posted: 2017-01-23
• Last updated: 2017-12-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States