NCT03749785

Carbohydrate Feeding Frequency, Muscle Glycogen and Exercise Capacity in Runners

The Effect of Carbohydrate Feeding Frequency on Muscle Glycogen and Exercise Capacity in Runners

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 7 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Bath · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of regular sucrose feeds compared to a single large bolus given late in exercise, on muscle glycogen utilisation, exercise capacity and other markers of metabolism during running

Conditions

• Exercise

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Regular carbohydrate feeding	60 ml of water with 5 g sucrose given every 5 minutes 14 times up until 70 minutes followed by 5 g sucrose after 75 minutes in a 250 ml solution
OTHER	Single carbohydrate bolus	60 ml of water given every 5 minutes 14 times up until 70 minutes followed by 75 g sucrose after 75 minutes in a 250 ml solution

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-14
• Primary completion: 2019-03-20
• Completion: 2019-04-16
• First posted: 2018-11-21
• Last updated: 2019-11-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom