Sports Nutrition Knowledge (SNK)
Conditions
Interventions
1. Study Setting: Department of Physiology, The Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.
2. Randomization Method: Simple random
3. Provider of Education: Principal investigator
4. New Supplement an
Sponsors
Investigator funded
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - International Olympic Committee (IOC) defined athletics - Age of 18 years and above - Both male and female - Full time athletes - Athletes who agree to participate in the 16-week sports nutrition intervention - Those who have the facility and support to follow a prescribed diet
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Chronic illnesses and current injuries -Paralympic athletes -Those who are on an already prescribed diet -Those who are largely dependent on outside food -Those who have changed their sport events in the last year -Those who are addicted to alcohol and smoking -Pregnant and lactating athletes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of participants who achieved a 10% increase in mean sports nutrition knowledge scores at the end of the 16th week in the intervention group compared to the control group. Sports nutrition knowledge will be assessed using a validated inhouse country-specific sports nutrition knowledge questionnaire. [Before and at the end of the 16th week following the intervention] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nutrition status collected using anthropometric, biochemical, and body composition parameters in the intervention group and control group [Before the interventions, at the end of the 4th week, the 8th week, and the 16th week following the intervention] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactRanil Jayawardena
Professor in Nutrition
Outcome results
None listed