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Effect of Acai consumption on variables related to muscle damage induced by exercise in active individuals.

Effect of consumption of Acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) on late pain, recovery and exercise-induced muscle damage: clinical, randomized, crossover, double-masked, and controlled placebo study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-9b78kj
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-05-25
Start date
2020-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Myalgia

Interventions

For the intervention, 52 participants will be randomized into 2 groups. In the first moment, Group A, composed of active individuals, of both sexes, aged between 18 and 50 years old will receive 300g
Other
G07.203.300.456

Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Lead Sponsor
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 50 years; practice physical exercise for at least six months; and be available to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: present intolerance / aversion to açaí; use alternative treatments to reduce late pain (acupuncture, cryotherapy, anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics, among others); you are a smoker; present a weight change greater than 10% in the last three months; have chronic (cardiovascular, renal, liver, intestinal), infectious, inflammatory or acute illnesses that have required treatment in the past two months; having had cancer in the past ten years; chronic use of medication, except contraceptives; make use of anabolic steroids; use nutritional supplements, except supplements based on carbohydrates and proteins; is in gestational or breastfeeding period; has undergone surgical intervention to treat obesity; and is not available to participate in the meetings regarding the intervention and data collection of the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the effect of Açaí consumption on the intensity of Muscle Pain of Late Onset after the application of the Protocol of Muscle Damage Induced by Exercise through the Visual Analog Scale for pain.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the effect of the consumption of Açaí in mediators of the Muscle Damage Induced by Exercise through the performance of biochemical tests of creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH).—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactLucilene Anastácio

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

lucilenerezende@ufmg.br+55 031 34096917

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)