NCT04742244

Lemon Verbena Extract Oxidative Stress and Muscle Damage

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Supplementation With Lemon Verbena Extract in Improving

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Taiwan Sport University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In the present study, investigators investigated whether supplementation with lemon verbena extract (LVE) could improve muscle damage and biochemical indicators after exhaustive exercise challenge. Based on maximum jump heights, 60 subjects (30 males and 30 females) were equally divided into a placebo group (0 mg/human/day) and an LVE supplement group (400 mg/human/day), with gender-equal distribution. All subjects started supplementation 10 days before exhaustive exercise and continued it until all tests were completed. Before the intervention, after the exhaustive exercise, and on the following 3 days, the participants underwent 12-minute Cooper running/walking; blood collection; assessments of pain, muscle stiffness, maximum jump heights, and isometric maximum muscle strength; and anaerobic strength tests.

Conditions

• Muscle Injury
• Muscle Soreness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Lvemon verbena extract	Each capsule contained 200 mg of lemon verbena extract 2 capsules/day, 14 days
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	maltodextrin	Each capsule contained 0 mg of lemon verbena extract 2 capsules/day, 14 days

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-28
• Primary completion: 2020-07-28
• Completion: 2020-08-13
• First posted: 2021-02-08
• Last updated: 2021-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan