The Acute and Accumulative Effects of Snack Foods on Exercise Recovery
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interventional
60
1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of the research is two-fold. One goal is to determine if post-exercise almond or cereal bar consumption can promote muscle gain as well as increasing muscular strength throughout an eight-week weight training program. The other goal is to assess the short-term effects of almonds or cereal bar on recovery that may explain the overall long-term adaptations.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2024
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 2, 2024
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 12, 2024
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 12, 2024
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2027
November 19, 2025
November 1, 2025
1.8 years
April 2, 2024
November 18, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (4)
delayed onset of muscle soreness
measuring delayed onset of muscle soreness using visual analogue scale (VAS)
baseline, 24 hour, 48 hour, and 72 hour after baseline
markers of muscle damage
Blood markers of muscle damage (creatine kinase (u/L))
Baseline, 24 hour, 48 hour and 72 hour after baseline
changes in strength
muscle cross-sectional area of the calf via peripheral quantitative computerized tomography (pQCT)
Baseline and 8 weeks
changes in body composition
measuring body composition by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Baseline and 8 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Cereal bar arm
EXPERIMENTALweight lifting exercise and post-exercise cereal bar consumption
Almond arm
EXPERIMENTALweight lifting exercise and post-exercise almond consumption
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- BMIs of 18.5-30 kg/m2
- participate in no more than 3 hours of structured exercise per week
You may not qualify if:
- weight training more than 30 min/week,
- smoking,
- use of medications known to impact inflammation,
- musculoskeletal limitations,
- use of supplements within 1 month of participation that are known to impact body composition, antioxidant or inflammatory status,
- regular consumption of more than 2 servings of nuts per week,
- unwillingness to refrain from recovery treatments during the study such as hydrotherapy, massage, stretching, compression garments, anti-inflammatory medications and topical applications.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
San Diego State University
San Diego, California, 92182-7251, United States
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Mark Kern, PhD, RD
San Diego State University
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 2, 2024
First Posted
April 12, 2024
Study Start
August 12, 2024
Primary Completion (Estimated)
June 1, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
January 1, 2027
Last Updated
November 19, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share