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The Effects of Caffeine on Physical Performance of Ice Hockey Players

NCT05170139 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2023-05-24

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Summary

To date, only one study has evaluated the effect of caffeine supplementation on athletic performance in ice hockey players finding a lack of ergogenic effect. This lack of effect is surprising as caffeine has been suggested to be an effective and safe nutritional supplement to improve physical performance in both trained and untrained individuals. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of acute caffeine ingestion (3mg/kg body mass). Thirteen elite adult ice-hockey male players will perform specific ice hockey performance tests in two separate days. On both occasions players will ingest 330 ml of water with lemon powertabs isostar® (86 kcal / 19g of carbohydrates) tablets, which will include in one of these days 3 mg/kg body mass of anhydrous caffeine. Players will perform a 35-m sprint, an agility test (Weave agility - slalom with puck), and a reaction test.

Conditions

  • Caffeine
  • Athletic Performance

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Caffeine

Participants will ingest a drink with 3mg/kg of body weight mixed with carbohydrates

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo drink

Participants will ingest the exact same drink without caffeine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Zaragoza

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-01
Primary Completion
2021-04-30
Completion
2021-05-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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