Caffeine, Sportive Performance
Conditions
Keywords
Caffeine, Performance, Lactic Acid, Basketball, Fatigue
Brief summary
It was aimed to apply caffeine supplement to elite basketball players and to investigate the effects of this supplement on upper extremity performance, lactic acid level and fatigue. The investigators also aimed to investigate the effects of blood lactate level on performance and fatigue.
Detailed description
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of caffeine supplementation on upper extremity performance, lactic acid and fatigue in elite basketball players and compare them with the placebo group. A total of 50 elite basketball players, 25 each in the caffeine and placebo groups, will participate in the study. Caffeine supplement will be given 1 hour before the measurements (5mg/kg). Muscular endurance before and after reinforcement, scapular muscular endurance test (SKET); arm movement speed, disc touch test (DDT); anaerobic power, medicine ball throwing (STF); lactic acid (LA) level will be evaluated by finger blood measurement and fatigue visual analog scale (VAS).
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTCaffeine Supplement
Caffeine tablet
Sponsors
Cyprus International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Intervention model description
The research is a double-blind randomized controlled comparative cross-sectional study.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
19 Years to 44 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Elite basketball players aged 19-44 * Individuals with caffeine consumption below 2 mg per kg per day
Exclusion criteria
* Individuals with systemic disease affecting the musculoskeletal system * Individuals using supplements containing caffeine * Individuals with any diagnosed neurological or orthopedic disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blood Lactate Level | 2 hours | Lactic acid level in the blood |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reaction Time | 5 minutes | Arm movement speed |
| Anaerobic Power | 5 minutes | Upper extremity explosive force will be measured with medicine ball |
| Muscular Endurance | 5 minutes | Endurance time will be measured using a 1 kg Dynamometer. |
| Fatigue | 1 minute | Subjective fatigue will be measured using the Visual Analog Scale which ranging from 0 to 10 points. A value of 0 describes no pain and a value of 10 describes the most pain. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed