Carbohydrate-rich meals with sucrose for complete muscle and liver glycogen recovery within 12 hours after intense exercise

Carbohydrate-rich meals with sucrose for complete muscle and liver glycogen recovery within 12 hours after intense exercise - Liver and muscle glycogen recovery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON49691

Enrollment

Registered

2020-10-28

Start date

2021-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-07-13

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Conditions

Lever en spier onderzoek (geen aandoeningen) not applicable

Interventions

The group of males will receive either nothing (only water/thee) or 10g/kg body mass of carbohydrates during 12 hours of recovery of exhaustive endurance exercise. The carbohydrate-rich meals will c

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Males, aged between 18 and 40 y BMI between 18.5 and 25 kg/m2 Well-trained endurance athletes (cyclists, runners, triathletes), with a VO2max > 50 ml/kg/min.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Female VO2max

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess whether post-exercise liver and muscle glycogen stores can be fully replenished within 12 h after eating large amounts of carbohydrates (in 10 g/kg/12 h) that primarily contain sucrose.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess whether muscle glycogen concentrations as assessed with MRI are similar compared to muscle glycogen concentrations as assessed with skeletal muscle biopsies.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 23, 2026