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Effects of Whole Egg Consumption on Inflammation, Mood, and Recovery in Collegiate Female Gymnasts

Effects of Whole Egg Consumption on Inflammation, Mood, and Recovery in Collegiate Female Gymnasts

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05034315
Enrollment
13
Registered
2021-09-05
Start date
2018-07-01
Completion date
2020-04-30
Last updated
2021-09-05

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Conditions

Inflammation

Brief summary

The objectives were to investigate the effects of whole egg consumption by collegiate female gymnasts on inflammatory markers, mood, and recovery.

Interventions

OTHERWhole egg consumption

The participants in the whole egg group consumed two whole eggs immediately after exercise.

Sponsors

Iowa State University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 22 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Membership on the university gymnastics team

Exclusion criteria

* egg allergies, asthma, coronary artery disease, depression, diabetes, hypertension, migraines, cancer or cancer-related complications, or auto-immune disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Serum C-reactive protein (CRP)8 months
Serum interleukin-6 (IL-6)8 months
Serum soluble interleukin-6 receptor (sIL-6R)8 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026