Affect and Exertion During and Post-exercise
Conditions
Brief summary
Consuming a guaraná and vitamin and mineral complex can improve mental fatigue and cognitive function at rest; guaraná also contains caffeine, which can reduce perceived exertion and increase fat burning during exercise. The purpose of this study is to test whether consuming a guaraná and vitamin and mineral product before exercise influences affect (mood), physical exertion and fat burning during exercise and mental fatigue, cognitive performance and affect post-exercise.
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTBerocca Boost
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTPlacebo
Sponsors
Bayer
Northumbria University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Individuals must be: * Healthy * Male * Aged between 18 and 35years * Habitually active (exercising at least twice a week) * Able to run at a moderate pace for 30 minutes non-stop on a treadmill
Exclusion criteria
Individuals will not be eligible to take part in this study if they: * have a history of neurological or psychiatric diseases excluding anxiety or depression * have a current diagnosis of depression or anxiety * have a history of significant head trauma, metabolic, endocrine or cardiac disorders * have smoked within the last 3 months, * have high blood pressure \>140/90mmHg * consume \> 500 mg caffeine per day from all dietary sources * have adverse reactions to caffeine containing products (i.e. tea, coffee, energy drinks, cola, Pepsi) * are currently taking any pharmaceuticals * have habitual taken dietary supplements within the last 4 weeks (defined as ≥3 consecutive days or ≥4 days in total per week) * have current or history of drug or alcohol abuse * have participated in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to screening * have any condition which may interfere with your ability to perform assessments * have any history of hypersensitivity to the investigational product or its active or inactive constituents or any food allergy or intolerance
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Affect | Assessed pre-exercise, at 10min intervals during exercise and 45 and 75min post-exercise | Affect measured using the Feeling Scale and Felt Arousal Scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exertion | Measured at 10min intervals during exercise | Rate of perceived exertion measured using the Borg scale |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Function | Assessed at baseline, pre-exercise and immeadiately and 75min post-exercise | Participants will complete a set of cognitive tasks (Immediate Word Recall, Choice Reaction Time, Rapid visual information processing task, Numeric Working Memory, Delayed word Recall, Word Recognition and Picture Recognition) measuring episodic memory, working memory, attention and decision making. |
| Mood | Assessed at baseline, pre-exercise and immeadiately and 75min post-exercise | Assessed using the Bond-Lader Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) and Energy VAS (concentration, physical stamina, mental stamina) |
| Substrate Metabolism | Measured at 10min intervals during exercise | Measured using an online gas analysis system (Cortex). Oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide production, fat and carbohydrate oxidation and energy expenditure will be measured for 1 min at each 10min interval. |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed