Effect of Iron-fortified Pea Powder on Exercise Performance
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Iron Deficiency
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Participants are being randomized to three groups for the 8-week intervention: Pea power with high iron bio-availability Regular pea powder Placebo (maltodextrin) Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: The powder supplements are being administered in a blinded manner. An individual who is separate from the rest of the research team will generate the allocation schedule and prepare the supplement packages so that participants, investigators, and outcome assessors are blinded. Statistical analysis will be blinded by coding of groupsPrimary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 50 years
- Gender
- Only males
Description
Female endurance athletes are susceptible to iron deficiency due to poor iron intake from diets or possibly because of destruction of red blood cells during foot-strike hemolysis. This study will evaluate the impact of 8-weeks of iron supplementation through consumption of a pea-protein power that h...
Female endurance athletes are susceptible to iron deficiency due to poor iron intake from diets or possibly because of destruction of red blood cells during foot-strike hemolysis. This study will evaluate the impact of 8-weeks of iron supplementation through consumption of a pea-protein power that has high iron bio-availability due to low phytate levels. This will be compared to consumption of regular iron protein powder and maltodextrin placebo by randomizing participants to three groups. Participants will be assessed at baseline and after 8 weeks of supplementation for exercise performance (maximal aerobic capacity and a 5 km time trial running test), blood levels of ferritin and hemoglobin, and body composition (fat mass and lean tissue mass).
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04872140
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Philip Chilibeck, Ph.D. University of Saskatchewan
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