The Acute and Accumulative Effects of Snack Foods on Exercise Recovery

Part of paid clinical trials in San Diego, California.

Sponsor
San Diego State University
Study ID
NCT06363409
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Muscle Strength

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 35 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Cereal Bar as a recovery food snack — OTHER
    Cereal bar as a recovery snack food
  • Almond — OTHER
    Almond as a recovery snack food

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 12, 2024
Status verified
Nov 2025
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2026
Completion
Jan 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: Cereal bar arm
    weight lifting exercise and post-exercise cereal bar consumption
  • Experimental: Almond arm
    weight lifting exercise and post-exercise almond consumption

Primary Outcome Measure

delayed onset of muscle soreness [ Time Frame: baseline, 24 hour, 48 hour, and 72 hour after baseline ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoCalifornia92182-7251
Mark Kern, PhD,RD
[email protected]
619-594-1834

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