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Effects of Octacosanol During Taekwondo Training

NCT03557476 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2020-11-10

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Summary

Taekwondo players undergo rapid reductions of body weight prior to their competition in order to gain a size advantage over the opponent. However, these large weight changes with concomitant high intensity exercise training induce poor lipid profiles and high levels of oxidative stress, which can be detrimental to health and sports performance. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of the nutritional supplement octacosanol to combat the physiological detriments that can occur from these rapid weight changes paired with high intensity exercise training.

Conditions

  • Oxidative Stress
  • Dyslipidemias

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Octacosanol

One capsules (20-mg) of 100% refined octacosanol powder from sugar cane (Swanson, Fargo ND, USA) was consumed twice a day

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

A placebo pill was taken twice a day in a double-blinded method at the same frequency and time as the octacosanol supplement

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nebraska

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kosin University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Song Park, PhD · University of Nebraska

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
17 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-01
Primary Completion
2018-03-01
Completion
2018-03-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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