The Impact of MACA Supplementation on Basketball-related Performance

NCT06243341 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 113-1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this randomized crossover study, ten elite healthy male basketball players were included. Following a 17:00 PM training routine, participants completed a two-week supplementation with 2000 mg of MACA or placebo. After supplementation, participants underwent a Basketball Jump Shooting Accuracy Test and Repeated Sprint Ability Test.

Conditions

Sports

Keywords

Lepidium meyenii; Basketball Jump Shooting Accuracy Test; Repeated Sprint Ability Test; blood lactate clearance rate; ergogenic aids

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Countermovement jump test

  Three jumps were measured with 1 minute rest for each participant.

  immediately after 2 weeks intervention

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Basketball Jump Shooting Accuracy Test

  immediately after 2 weeks intervention

• Repeated Sprint Ability Test

  immediately after 2 weeks intervention

Study Arms (2)

MACA (MC)

EXPERIMENTAL

Daily MACA supplementation for two weeks.

Dietary Supplement: Lepidium meyenii (MACA)

placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Daily placebo supplementation for two weeks.

Dietary Supplement: Lepidium meyenii (MACA)

Interventions

Lepidium meyenii (MACA) DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

The MACA supplement is derived from a concentrated 6:1 blend of black, red, and yellow MACA root compounds, with an 80:15:5 ratio respectively.

Also known as: 100% corn-starch maltodextrin powder

MACA (MC); placebo

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 30 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Only adult male participants were recruited
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• (i) healthy male adults, those individuals who are free of pain, insomnia, or other injuries recently, without any medication used in recent 2 months,
• (ii) basketball players competing in a Taiwan university basketball association for more than two years.

You may not qualify if:

• (i) were below 20 years old,
• (ii) did not have won at least eighth place in national-level basketball competitions,
• (iii) were with cardiovascular diseases or any disease that made subjects feel ill.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan Sport University: lead

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan University of Sport

Taichung, 404, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Stone M, Ibarra A, Roller M, Zangara A, Stevenson E. A pilot investigation into the effect of maca supplementation on physical activity and sexual desire in sportsmen. J Ethnopharmacol. 2009 Dec 10;126(3):574-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.09.012. Epub 2009 Sep 23.

  PMID: 19781622 RESULT

• Wu PS, Wu SH, Jiang RS, Chen CH, Chen BW, Chiu CH. The Impact of Lepidium meyenii (MACA) Supplementation on Basketball-related Performance and Antifatigue Ability: A Double-blind Crossover Study. J Physiol Investig. 2025 Sep 1;68(5):297-304. doi: 10.4103/ejpi.EJPI-D-25-00037. Epub 2025 Sep 17.

  PMID: 40960048 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Che-Hsiu Chen, PhD

  Sport Science Research Center

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: a double blind crossover study
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: a double blind crossover study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 14, 2024
• First Posted: February 6, 2024
• Study Start: June 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2022
• Study Completion: September 30, 2022
• Last Updated: February 6, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)