RubusElite Efficacy Testing of a Novel High Protein, Berry Polyphenol Enriched Dairy Beverage

Summary

The RubusElite project is a multi-disciplinary project combining expertise in exercise science, nutrition, biochemistry, microbiology and food science across three institutions: University College Cork, Waterford Institute of Technology and Teagasc Food Research. This project has been funded by the Irish Department for Food, Agriculture and the Marines Food Institutional Research Measure (FIRM) initiative. The overarching aim of the RubusElite project is to provide an attractive, evidence-based performance and recovery food product for those undergoing frequent strenuous exercise in the form of a blackberry enriched, high protein dairy beverage. The process of developing this product will act as an exemplar model, providing best practice guidelines for the development of future functional foods in the performance nutrition space. This randomised controlled trial (RCT) will act as the ultimate test of efficacy of this functional food. It is envisaged that this RCT will assess the impact of a combined protein-polyphenol beverage on post-exercise recovery, exercise capacity, composition of the gut microbiome as well as central stress processing.

Conditions

• Muscle Damage
• Muscle Soreness
• Exercise Performance
• Gut Microbiome
• Stress
• Anxiety

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

RubusElite

Each 500ml serving of this beverage will contain approximately 30g of milk protein alongside 750mg of polyphenols derived from blackberry puree. The study participant will consume 2 x 500ml per day which will contribute 60g protein and 1500mg polyphenols. No adverse effects associated with the consumption of dairy protein or berry fruits at the proposed intake levels have been reported to date.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

'Protein rich' dairy beverage

This dairy beverage will contain approximately 30g of milk protein /500ml serving and will not contain polyphenols.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

'Low Protein' dairy beverage

This product also contains no polyphenols and negligible protein.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• South East Technological University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University College Cork

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Lorna Doyle, PhD · Waterford Institute of Technology

• Alice Lucey, PhD · University College Cork

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

45 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-08-01

Primary Completion

2023-05-31

Completion

2023-05-31

Countries

• Ireland

Study Locations