NCT03380195

Effects of Watermelon Juice on Heart Rate Recovery and Post-exercise Muscle Soreness

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 27 (estimated)
• Sponsor: San Diego State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a pre-exercise, single practical dose of watermelon juice, Gatorade, sugar water or water on heart rate recovery, blood lactate levels, and 24-hour post exercise muscle soreness.

Conditions

• Heart Rate Recovery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Watermelon juice	Subject drinks 355ml of watermelon juice 1 hour prior to submaximal exercise
OTHER	Sport drink	Subject drinks 355ml of Gatorade 1 hour prior to submaximal exercise
OTHER	Sugar water	Subject drinks 355ml of sugar water (22.5g) 1 hour prior to submaximal exercise
OTHER	Water	Subject drinks 355ml of water 1 hour prior to submaximal exercise

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-09-01
• Primary completion: 2028-12-01
• Completion: 2028-12-01
• First posted: 2017-12-21
• Last updated: 2026-01-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States