NCT06016985

Brief Summary

This study investigated the effects of chewing 3 mg/kg of caffeinated gum on basketball free throw accuracy and basketball -specific performance. Fifteen trained basketball players with at least a top 8 national ranking were recruited to be participants in this study. After 2 simulation tests to familiarize the experimental procedure, we employed a double blind, randomized crossover design to divide participants into caffeine trial (CAF) and placebo trial (PL). The CAF trial chewed caffeine gum containing 3 mg/kg for 10 minutes, whereas the PL trial chewed a placebo gum without caffeine. After 15 minutes rest, the stationary free throw shooting test, countermovement jump, t-test, 20-meter segmented dash test, squat in the flywheel device and running based anaerobic sprint test were conducted.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
14

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2023

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2023

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 31, 2023

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 31, 2023

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 4, 2023

Completed
26 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 30, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

March 21, 2024

Status Verified

March 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

1 month

First QC Date

August 4, 2023

Last Update Submit

March 19, 2024

Conditions

Keywords

Eccentric exercisebasketball

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • stationary free throw

    The goal percentage of stationary free throw

    15 min after intervention

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • 20-meter segmented dash

    15 min after intervention

  • fatigue index

    15 min after intervention

Study Arms (2)

caffeine gum

EXPERIMENTAL

Chewed caffeine gum containing 3 mg/kg for 10 minutes

Dietary Supplement: caffeine gum

placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Chewed placobo gum for 10 minutes

Dietary Supplement: caffeine gum

Interventions

caffeine gumDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

This study investigated the effects of chewing 3 mg/kg of caffeinated gum on basketball free throw accuracy and basketball -specific performance.

Also known as: plocabo gum
caffeine gumplacebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 30 Years
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • years of professional basketball training and with at least a top 8 national ranking
  • months of continuous training,
  • months of recovery from sports injuries such as strains and sprains.

You may not qualify if:

  • Non-specialized basketball players.
  • has not trained regularly for the past 6 months.
  • has recovered from from a sports injury for less than 3 months, or had epilepsy, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, brain injury, or a history of caffeine allergy.
  • Subjects with previous caffeine allergy response.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan University of Sport

Taichung, 404, Taiwan

Location

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 4, 2023

First Posted

August 30, 2023

Study Start

July 1, 2023

Primary Completion

July 31, 2023

Study Completion

July 31, 2023

Last Updated

March 21, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations