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Betaine, Exercise Performance, and Gut Permeability

NCT06392360 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2025-03-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will determine if ingestion of 3 g/d betaine versus placebo for two weeks prior to a 60-km cycling time trial will improve performance, moderate exercise-induced gut permeability, and improve metabolic recovery.

Conditions

  • Metabolic Disturbance
  • Permeability; Increased

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Betaine

White betaine powder

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

White placebo powder

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AGRANA

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Appalachian State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David C Nieman, DrPH · Appalachian State Univ

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-08-13
Primary Completion
2025-02-11
Completion
2025-02-11

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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