Clinical Trial for Vespa Amino Acid Mixture (VAAM®)

NCT03121040 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 0002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

ATP is generated mainly through anaerobic metabolism during strenuous exercise, which is then followed by the generation of lactic acid. However, this process can only be maintained for a short time, approximately one minute, because the accumulation of lactic acid in the muscles may affect muscle performance. The efficiency of lactic acid metabolism is one of the most important reasons for endurance improvement. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impacts of the daily ingestion of a commercially available Vespa amino acid mixture (VAAM®) beverage on blood parameters that are related to fatigue, muscle damage and immunity in healthy, young athletes during middle-distance running exercises. VAAM® contains 17 types of amino acids at a certain ratio, and evaluations were completed during 10 weeks of consecutive required speed and strength running tests.

Conditions

Sports Injury

Keywords

Vespa amino acid mixture (VAAM®); Young athletes; Nutrition; lactic acid accumulation; Anaerobic metabolism; ATP; Sports damage

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• change of running time scores at 10 weeks

  10 weeks

• change of the plasma lactic acid clearance rate after running at 10 weeks

  10 weeks

• change of red blood cells after running at 10 weeks

  10 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Subjects ingested VAAM® for 10 weeks

EXPERIMENTAL

Ten young athletes ingested Vespa amino acid mixture (VAAM®) for 10 weeks, divided into different meter race including 1500-, 800- and 400-meter races.

Dietary Supplement: Vespa amino acid mixture

Subjects ingested VAAM® for 6 weeks

EXPERIMENTAL

Ten young athletes ingested Vespa amino acid mixture (VAAM®) for 6 weeks, divided into different meter race including 1500-, 800- and 400-meter races.

Dietary Supplement: Vespa amino acid mixture

Subjects ingested nothing

NO INTERVENTION

Ten young athletes before ingesting Vespa amino acid mixture (VAAM®) , divided into different meter race including 1500-, 800- and 400-meter races.

Interventions

Vespa amino acid mixture DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

17 kinds of amino acids mixture in specific proportion

Also known as: VAAM®

Subjects ingested VAAM® for 10 weeks; Subjects ingested VAAM® for 6 weeks

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Athletes from 16 to 18 years old;
• Subjects underwent a physical examination before enrollment and showed no sign of illness or malaise.

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects were smokers or ergogenic aid users;
• Subjects had any metabolic, cardiovascular, renal, or liver diseases;
• Subjects had psychiatric disorders.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Shanghai Meiji Health Science and Technology Co., Ltd.: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Athletic Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 1, 2017
• First Posted: April 19, 2017
• Study Start: May 2, 2009
• Primary Completion: July 16, 2009
• Study Completion: July 22, 2009
• Last Updated: April 19, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share