The Effects of Red Spinach Extract on Physical Performance Following Chronic Resistance Training in Trained Males

NCT04282265 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 050719
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Red Spinach is a natural food which is a rich source of nitrates, which are beneficial in hemodynamics, cardiovascular function, and have natural hypotensive and antianginal effects . In recent research, Red spinach extract has been shown to be beneficial in acute exercise performance. However, currently it is unclear how these acute increases in performance may translate to long term training adaptations. This research study is designed to measure the effects of red spinach extract (RSE) on markers of physical performance, body composition, and health following chronic resistance training and anaerobic exercise.

Conditions

Sports

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Muscular Strength

  Muscular strength will be assessed via bench press 1-repetition maximum

  11 weeks

• Muscular Hypertrophy

  Muscle thickness of the Rectus femoris and vastus lateralis will be assessed via ultrasonography. Thickeness will be reported in cm.

  11 weeks

• Body Composition

  Lean Body Mass, Fat Mass, and Bone Mineral Content will be assessed via Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

  11 weeks

• Wingate Anaerobic (WnT) Cycle test performance

  A 30-second WnT test will be used to assess Average power, peak power, and fatiuge index

  11 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Red Spinach Extract

EXPERIMENTAL

Dietary Supplement: Red Spinach Extract (RSE)

Interventions

Placebo DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Oral placebo capsules will be taken consisting of maltodrextrin daily for 11 weeks

Placebo

Red Spinach Extract (RSE) DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Oral capsules containing 2g of Red Spinach Extract will be consumed daily for 11 weeks

Red Spinach Extract

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 34 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• years old
• At least 1 year of resistance training experience
• Are free of musculoskeletal injuries
• Are not taking medications that may interfere with study measurements

You may not qualify if:

• Participant that cannot take either the RSE or placebo supplement will be excluded, as this will be a double-blind study.
• Furthermore, participants that cannot participate in pre- and post-research testing, and/or those that cannot commit to regular training sessions will be excluded.
• Inability to perform physical exercise (determined by health and activity questionnaire)
• Taking any other nutritional supplement or performance enhancing drug.
• Any chronic illness that causes continuous medical care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lipscomb University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Jeremy Townsend

Nashville, Tennessee, 37215, United States

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 16, 2020
• First Posted: February 24, 2020
• Study Start: August 23, 2019
• Primary Completion: November 29, 2019
• Study Completion: November 29, 2019
• Last Updated: February 24, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-02

Locations

US (1)