Healthy Volunteers
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Group: 15 participants, supplemented with 6.4 grams per day of beta-alanine (99.9% pure b-alanine
CarnoSyn, NAI, USA), for 28 days, via ingestion of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose slow-absorbing capsules, size 00 , opaque white (DRCaps®, Mexico), 4 times a day, consumed every 3 hours apart.
Placebo
D12.125.042.070
D26.660 E02.785 HP3.073.433 HP7.007.130
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers; both genders; non smokers; age between 18 and 40 years; Crossfit® practitioners who train in the most advanced category of the modality, in which they perform the movements and training loads as prescribed by the trainer (category RX) for at least 3 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Vegetarian or vegan volunteers; with use of anti-inflammatory drugs; with the use of anabolic steroids.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in physical performance, assessed through the number of repetitions during physical exercise (Benchmark Christine) before and after chronic supplementation of beta-alanine in Crossfit® practitioners. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improve muscle recovery by 5% after chronic ß-alanine supplementation, provided by the concentration of the enzyme creatine kinase, in blood collection at the beginning and end of the study. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJean Silvestre
Outcome results
None listed