Nutrition, Sports
Conditions
Keywords
sulforaphane, fatigue, athletic performance
Brief summary
Considering the promising effects observed and the scarce and incipient scientific background of SFN in sports, the present study aims to evaluate the effects of SFN supplementation on fatigue, EIMD and recovery in trained individuals. In particular, outcomes such as time to exhaustion (TTE), and perceptual questionnaires of muscle soreness, recovery, and fatigue will be assessed, aiming to explore the effectiveness of SFN.
Interventions
OTHERFatigue protocol
Fatigue protocol comprising 6 sets of 30 seconds at 120% of velocity of maximal oxygen consumption
Sponsors
University of Maia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Masking description
Both participants and investigator will be blinded to the experimental conditions. Both placebo and supplementation will have the same appearence. Only the outcome assessor will know the assigned sequence to each participant
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Physically active individuals (engaging in exercise 3 or more times per week)
Exclusion criteria
* Individuals that experience musculoskeletal injuries or have experienced in the past 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| time to exhaustion | 24 hours |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rating of Fatigue Scale | Baseline, 30 minutes, 24 hours |
| Total Quality Recovery Scale | Baseline, 30 minutes, 24 hours |
| Muscle soreness (Visual analogue scale) | Baseline, 30 minutes, 24 hours |
| Rating of perceived exertion scale | 30 minutes |
Outcome results
None listed