The Acute and Accumulative Effects of Snack Foods on Exercise Recovery

Muscle Strength Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Acute and Accumulative Effects of Almonds on Exercise Recovery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06363409
• Other study ID #: 2023-1353
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: January 1, 2027

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: San Diego State University
• Contact: Mark Kern, PhD, RD
• Phone: 619-594-1834
• Email: kern[@]sdsu.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: January 1, 2027
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2026
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMIs of 18.5-30 kg/m2
• participate in no more than 3 hours of structured exercise per week

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Muscle Strength

Intervention

Other:
• Cereal Bar as a recovery food snack
Cereal bar as a recovery snack food
• Almond
Almond as a recovery snack food

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
San Diego State University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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
Primary	markers of muscle damage	Blood markers of muscle damage (creatine kinase (u/L))	Baseline, 24 hour, 48 hour and 72 hour after baseline
Primary	changes in strength	muscle cross-sectional area of the calf via peripheral quantitative computerized tomography (pQCT)	Baseline and 8 weeks
Primary	changes in body composition	measuring body composition by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)	Baseline and 8 weeks