Effect of Taurine or Bitter Melon Extracts Supplementation on Energy Metabolism during Exercise

Effect of Taurine or Bitter Melon Extracts Supplementation on Energy Metabolism during Exercise - Effect of Taurine or Bitter Melon Extracts Supplementation on Energy Metabolism during Exercise

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000036696

Enrollment

Registered

2019-05-17

Start date

2019-05-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Healthy subjects

Interventions

Test group 1 Duration: 1 week, 3 times a day Test material: Taurine Test group 2 Duration: 1 week, 3 times a day Test material: Bitter Melon extract Placebo group 1 Duration: 1 week, 3 times a da

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy male university students who do not presently have habit of exercise Subjects who understand the design of this study and provide informed consent with it. Subjects who are over 20 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects who have food allergy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Respiratory exchange ratio during exercise	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Serum concentrations of triglyceride, total cholesterol, insulin, glucagon, glucose, free fatty acids, lipid peroxide, interleukin-6, and transforming growth factor-1beta	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactIshikura Keisuke

Josai University Department of Management, Faculty of Management

ishikura@josai.ac.jp049-271-8006

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026