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Effect of Pistachios on Muscle Recovery

NCT03698032 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2022-05-05

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Summary

Pistachios are an understudied and often unappreciated functional food. While nuts in general have received somewhat more attention for their nutritional properties from researchers, practitioners and the media, pistachios often seem to be overlooked. Meanwhile, pistachios appear to possess characteristics that suggest that they are likely to impart benefits that are equal to and perhaps above and beyond those of average nuts. We intend to explore the potential impacts of pistachios on recovery from rigorous exercise in well-trained athletes. We hypothesize that feeding 1.5 oz of pistachios will improve exercise recovery as determined by a reduction in delayed onset muscle soreness and suppression of markers of muscle damage, inflammation and oxidative stress in comparison to water and that the benefits will be greater with consumption of 3.0 oz of pistachios.

Conditions

  • Muscle Soreness

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Water

Participants will consume water only

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

1.5 oz Pistachios

Participants will consume water plus 1.5 oz of pistachios as the intervention

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

3.0 oz Pistachios

Participants will consume water plus 3.0 oz of pistachios as the intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • San Diego State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-05
Primary Completion
2021-12-15
Completion
2021-12-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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