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Effects of Watermelon Juice on Heart Rate Recovery and Post-exercise Muscle Soreness

No phase Interventional Heart Rate Recovery

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In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Watermelon juice, Sport drink, Sugar water, Water.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Heart Rate Recovery. Basic parameters: 21 years — 50 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Overview

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a pre-exercise, single practical dose of watermelon juice, Gatorade, sugar water or water on heart rate recovery, blood lactate levels, and 24-hour post exercise muscle soreness.

Interventions

  • Other Watermelon juice
    Subject drinks 355ml of watermelon juice 1 hour prior to submaximal exercise
  • Other Sport drink
    Subject drinks 355ml of Gatorade 1 hour prior to submaximal exercise
  • Other Sugar water
    Subject drinks 355ml of sugar water (22.5g) 1 hour prior to submaximal exercise
  • Other Water
    Subject drinks 355ml of water 1 hour prior to submaximal exercise

Primary outcome measures

  • Change of heart rate after submax exercise [Time frame: Baseline and every minute post exercise for a maximum 20 minutes post exercise.]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • ages of 21-50 healthy adults

Exclusion criteria

  • Suffering from injury
  • Chronic inflammatory conditions
  • Required dietary supplement use
  • Required medication which affects blood pressure
  • Smoking
  • Pregnant woman
  • Allergy to watermelon

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Crossover
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, SDSU — San Diego

Identifiers

NCT: NCT03380195 · 2487100

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗