The Effect of a Peat and Apple Extract on Muscle ATP and Exercise Performance
APEX
1 other identifier
interventional
10
1 country
1
Brief Summary
A study to test the hypothesis that a combined peat and apple extract will increase blood and muscle ATP, which will increase cycling performance
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2022
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
Click on a node to explore related trials.
Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 17, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 1, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 7, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 15, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 15, 2023
CompletedMarch 22, 2023
March 1, 2023
4 months
November 1, 2022
March 21, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Muscle ATP concentration
Concentration of ATP in skeletal muscle tissue (mmol/kg dry weight)
4 hours
Secondary Outcomes (10)
Total work performed during exercise
2 hours
Blood ATP concentration
4 hours
Substrate oxidation
1 hour
Blood glucose concentration
4 hours
Blood lactate concentration
4 hours
- +5 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
ElevATP supplement
EXPERIMENTALMaltodextrin placebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORInterventions
ElevATP supplement containing apple and ancient peat extract
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age 18 - 40
- Healthy
- Recreationally active (i.e. Participants will be deemed as too trained if they are defined as participating in structured resistance exercise 3 or more times per week for \>6 months or participating in structured endurance exercise for \>6h per week for \>6 months. Participants will be defined as too sedentary if they do not exceed the governments guidelines of 150 / 75 min per week of light / heavy exercise.)
You may not qualify if:
- Allergy to Lidocaine
- Any diagnosed metabolic health condition
- Pregnant
- Non-habitual caffeine intake
- Smoker
- Diagnosed Cardiovascular disease
- Beta-Blockers
- Recent history of musculoskeletal injury
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Exeterlead
- VDF FutureCeuticals Inc.collaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of Exeter
Exeter, Devon, EX1 2LU, United Kingdom
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- BASIC SCIENCE
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 1, 2022
First Posted
December 7, 2022
Study Start
October 17, 2022
Primary Completion
February 15, 2023
Study Completion
February 15, 2023
Last Updated
March 22, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share