Effects of caffeine and music on anaerobic exercise performance
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN10555501 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN10555501 |
- Submission date
- 14/03/2024
- Registration date
- 18/03/2024
- Last edited
- 18/03/2024
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims.
Listening to music and consuming caffeine are two widely used ways to enhance athletic performance, but the effects of combining a music intervention with caffeine in healthy active volunteers are currently unclear. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of acute caffeine intake combined with a music intervention on anaerobic capacity in physically active volunteers.
Who can participate?
Healthy men aged over 18 years
What does the study involve?
All participants will be subjected to three conditions in a random order:
1. Caffeine + Music : Caffeine intake of 3 mg/kg and listening to self-selected music during warm-up.
2. Music: Placebo intake of 200 mg and listening to self-selected music during warm-up.
3. Control: no caffeine and no music.
Anaerobic performance is measured during each experiment.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Participants will be exposed to a variety of pre-competition warm-up protocols and nutritional supplementation strategies, and only a short intervention will be needed to improve their anaerobic exercise performance to a certain extent.
Strenuous exercise may be physically uncomfortable for subjects, and in addition, caffeine intake may cause adverse effects such as headaches, palpitations, insomnia, anxiety, irritability, and stomach upset. However, for most people, ingestion at appropriate doses usually does not cause serious physical harm.
Where is the study run from?
Beijing Sport University (China)
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
August 2023 to April 2024
Who is funding the study?
Investigator initiated and funded
Who is the main contact?
Bopeng Qiu, qiubopeng@bsu.edu.cn
Contact information
Public, Scientific, Principal Investigator
Beijing Sports University
No. 48 Xinxi Road
Haidian District
Beijing
100084
China
 ORCID ID |
0000-0003-4028-0863 |
|---|---|
| Phone | +86 (0)13261433071 |
| qiubopeng@bsu.edu.cn |
Study information
| Study design | Single-center interventional double-blind randomized controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised cross over trial |
| Study setting(s) | Fitness/sport facility |
| Study type | Other, Efficacy |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format |
| Scientific title | Effects of caffeine intake combined with listening to self-selected music during warm-up on Wingate performance: a double-blind, randomized crossover study |
| Study objectives | It is hypothesised that caffeine combined with music will have a synergistic effect on Wingate performance |
| Ethics approval(s) |
Approved 28/09/2023, Sports Science Experiment Ethics Committee of Beijing Sport University (Beijing Sports University, No. 48 Xinxi Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, China; +86 (0)10 62989306; mt5345916@163.com), ref: 2023225H |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Performance improvement |
| Intervention | All participants will be subjected to three conditions in a randomized crossover design. A computer randomization method will be used (random.org). Caffeine + Music intervention group: Caffeine intake of 3 mg/kg and listening to self-selected music during warm-up. Music intervention group: Placebo intake of 200 mg and listening to self-selected music during warm-up. Control group: no caffeine and no music. Participants participated in the intervention trial every other week over a period of approximately 3 weeks. |
| Intervention type | Supplement |
| Primary outcome measure | Anaerobic exercise performance will be measured during each experiment using the 30s-Wingate (WAnT) test |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Heart rate measured using Polar H9 monitor 2. Rate of perceived exertion (RPE) measured using the Borg scale, 6 to 20 3. Feelings measured using a questionnaire on an 11-point scale, -5 to +5 4. Motivation measured using a questionnaire on a 10-point Likert scale, 0 to +10 The results of these four indicators will be recorded by two specialized researchers at the end of each WAnT test 5. Adverse reactions to supplement intake will be collected by a dedicated researcher who will guide the subjects through a questionnaire at a fixed time in the morning of the day after the experiment |
| Overall study start date | 23/08/2023 |
| Completion date | 10/04/2024 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Learner/student |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | Male |
| Target number of participants | 24 |
| Total final enrolment | 24 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. No neuromusculoskeletal disorders 2. Age >18 years 3. Possessing a health condition that would allow them to complete the experimental tests 4. Daily caffeine intake less than 50 mg/day |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Smoking 2. Alcohol consumption 3. Caffeine allergy 4. The presence of diseases and abnormalities of the ear or hearing |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/12/2023 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/03/2024 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- China
Study participating centre
Haidian District
Beijing
100084
China
Sponsor information
University/education
No. 48 Xinxi Road
Haidian District
Beijing
100084
China
| Phone | +86 (0)13953349138 |
|---|---|
| 2021010259@bsu.edu.cn | |
| Website | http://en.bsu.edu.cn/ |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/03w0k0x36 |
Funders
Funder type
Other
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | 01/08/2024 |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not expected to be made available |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Planned publication in a peer-reviewed journal |
| IPD sharing plan | The data is not publicly available due to privacy concerns related to the inclusion of sensitive personal information. |
Editorial Notes
18/03/2024: Study's existence confirmed by the Sports Science Experiment Ethics Committee of Beijing Sport University.
