NCT03165357

Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation in Athletes

The Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Physical Capacity and Body Composition in Trained Athletes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Poznan University of Life Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 43 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to verify the effect of 10-day sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) and placebo (PLA) supplementation on body composition, physical capacity, as well as concentrations of the selected biochemical blood markers in trained athletes, in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial.

Detailed description

Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) was proposed as an ergogenic agent, because it improves high-intensity and resistance exercise performance. Until now the major limitation to NaHCO3 supplementation has been the gastrointestinal (GI) side effects. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effect of chronic, progressive- dose NaHCO3 ingestion on physical capacity, body composition and concentrations of the selected biochemical blood markers in trained athletes, in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial.

Conditions

• Supplementation
• Sport

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Sodium bicarbonate supplementation
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo treatment

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-10-10
• Primary completion: 2016-03-10
• Completion: 2016-04-05
• First posted: 2017-05-24
• Last updated: 2017-05-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Poland