NCT04872140

Effect of Iron-fortified Pea Powder on Exercise Performance

Effect of Low-phytate Pea Powder With High Iron Bioavailability on Iron Status of Female Runners

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Saskatchewan · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Female endurance athletes are susceptible to iron deficiency and this can impact their exercise performance. This study assesses the impact of an pea protein supplement with high iron bio-availability on iron status and exercise performance.

Detailed description

Female endurance athletes are susceptible to iron deficiency due to poor iron intake from diets or possibly because of destruction of red blood cells during foot-strike hemolysis. This study will evaluate the impact of 8-weeks of iron supplementation through consumption of a pea-protein power that has high iron bio-availability due to low phytate levels. This will be compared to consumption of regular iron protein powder and maltodextrin placebo by randomizing participants to three groups. Participants will be assessed at baseline and after 8 weeks of supplementation for exercise performance (maximal aerobic capacity and a 5 km time trial running test), blood levels of ferritin and hemoglobin, and body composition (fat mass and lean tissue mass).

Conditions

• Iron-deficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Low phytate pea powder	Exercise performance with low phytate pea powder
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Regular pea powder	Exercise performance with regular pea powder
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo (maltodextrin)	Exercise performance with placebo (maltodextrin)

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-05-03
• Primary completion: 2022-06-30
• Completion: 2022-08-15
• First posted: 2021-05-04
• Last updated: 2022-10-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada