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Study NCT ID: NCT06444698
Status: RECRUITING
Last Update Posted: 2024-06-05
First Post: 2024-05-23

Brief Title: The Effect of Quinoa on Strength VO2max and Athletic Performance
Sponsor: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Organization: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Study Overview

Official Title: The Effect of Consuming Quinoa on Muscle Strength VO2max and Athletic Performance Among Adolescent Handball Players
Status: RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2024-07
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: Background Proper nutrition is essential for sports performance Quinoa is a gluten-free grain rich in macronutrients such as protein polysaccharides and fatty acids and consists of many phytochemicals such as carotenoids flavonoids saponins fiber vitamins and minerals Phytochemicals in quinoa act as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory This will protect against several oxidative stress related diseases

Objective Investigate the effect of 50 g of quinoa for four weeks on muscle strength VO2max and athletic performance among adolescent athletes

Study design A Double blinded randomized control trial with pre-test and post-test design

Methods 32 subjects will be included in this trial Subjects will be divided randomly into control and experimental group with a 11 ratio the experimental group will receive two cookies that contain 50 grams of quinoa the control group will receive the same two cookies that but without quinoa Strength will be assessed by using hand-held dynamometer HHD Maximum oxygen uptake capacity Vo2max will be assessed by Queens College step test QCT And for evaluating performance standing long jump test ball throw test and agility T-test will be used Subjects will be asked to take the cookies 1-4 hours before bedtime daily during the study period

Statistical Analysis Shapiro wilk test will be performed to check the normality of the data and Levenes test will be performed to check homogeneity of variance Cohens d will be used to check the effect size The level of significance is set to p 005
Detailed Description: None

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: False
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None