Performance Enhancing Product Use
Conditions
Keywords
power
Brief summary
The aim of the study being to investigate the effects of caffeinated chewing gum on shot put performance
Detailed description
15-20 active throwers who have received professional shot put training are expected to be recruited for the study. In a randomisation crossover design, the study was divided into caffeinated chewing gum trial (CCG) and placebo trail (PL). Participants wore a heart rate monitor to record their heart rate and heart rate variability during the experiment, and were given either a caffeinated chewing gum containing 3 mg/kg of body weight (CAP trial) or a placebo chewing gum, and rested for 15 minutes. After the warm-up, the athletic ability test and shot put performance were conducted in order. Saliva samples were collected for analysis of caffeine and α-amylase before and at the end of the experiment.
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTcaffeine
The participants chewing either caffeine Gum (CAF trial, containing 3 mg/kg of caffeine) or Placebo Gum (PL) for 10 minutes.
Sponsors
National Taiwan Sport University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* activity athlete * No cardiovascular and joint diseases
Exclusion criteria
* Non-active athlete * Caffeine-sensitive individuals
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| shot put distance | 15 minutes after intervention | Measurement of Shot Put Distance (meter) |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORChih-Hui Chiu
Sport Science Research Center
Outcome results
None listed