Potato Ingestion and Time-trial Performance
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Exercise Performance
In brief
This research study evaluates the feasibility and appropriateness of potatoes as an ergogenic aid in comparison to the currently promoted sports gels during a cycling challenge and time trial. Using a crossover design, trained cyclists will complete three separate cycling challenges and subsequent time trials in which they will consume either potatoes, commercially available sports gels, or water only.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03294642
- Run by
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- People needed
- 12
- Starts
- 2017-09-29
- Expected to finish
- 2019-09-29
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-10-09
Who can join
Age: 20 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Male or female
- ≥150 km/wk of cycling mileage
- ≥6 months of prior training history
- VO2peak values ≥45 ml/kg/min for females and ≥50 ml/kg/min for males
- Aged between 20-40 years
You may not qualify if…
- Chronic Smoking or tobacco use
- Active cardiovascular disease
- Diabetes Mellitus or other metabolic disorders
- Liver kidney, or urinary disease
- Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic disorders (e.g., osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, tendinitis, gout, fibromyalgia, patellar tendinopathy, or chronic low back pain)
- Neuromuscular disorders
- hypertension
- Diagnosed GI tract diseases
- Heart Disease
- Bleeding or clotting disorders
- Neurological disease
- Epilepsy
- Respiratory disease
- Pregnancy
- Contraindications for exercise
- <150 km/wk of cycling mileage
- <6 months of prior training history
- VO2peak values <45 ml/kg/min for females and <50 ml/kg/min for males
Where it is running
- Freer Hall — Urbana, Illinois, United States
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