The Effects of Vitamin E and Vitamin C and Exercise

NCT ID: NCT01369043

Last Updated: 2015-03-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-05-31

Study Completion Date

2012-03-31

Brief Summary

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Moderate exercise is thought to be one of the best known means to improve how insulin works in people. Taking vitamin C and vitamin E is also thought to have the same effect. This study is being done to see if taking vitamin C and vitamin E improves or hinders how insulin works when people do not exercise and when they do exercise.

Detailed Description

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The objective of the study is to determine in humans whether anti-oxidant supplementation with ascorbate (vitamin C) or R,R,R-α-tocopherol acetate (vitamin E) improves insulin sensitivity in the untrained state but blocks exercise-induced increases in insulin sensitivity and other adaptations to exercise. The results will provide new information on the roles of anti-oxidant supplementation in modifying insulin sensitivity, and will inform guidelines for anti-oxidant supplementation as an adjunct to exercise.

Conditions

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Exercise and Non-exercise Effect Upon Vitamins E and C

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Vitamin E and Vitamin C

4 weeks with Vitamin E and Vitamin C supplementation with no exercise and 4 weeks of supplementation with prescribed exercise.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vitamin E and Vitamin C

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin E 400 iu/dose daily times 56 days Vitamin C 500 mg/dose twice daily times 56 days

Placebo

Placebos instead of the Vitamin E and Vitamin C supplements

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Vitamin E and Vitamin C

Vitamin E 400 iu/dose daily times 56 days Vitamin C 500 mg/dose twice daily times 56 days

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 30 to 50 years of age
* Willing to not change eating habits
* Willing to not change physical activity habits
* Willing to complete the 28 week study
* Able to swallow pills

Exclusion Criteria

* smoke or use tobacco or nicotine in any form including snuff, pills, and patches
* take any medication that makes you unable to do hard exercise
* have cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or a metabolic disease such as diabetes
* have uncontrolled high blood pressure
* have alcohol, anabolic steroids, or other substance abuse issues
* consume more than 3 alcoholic drinks/week
* have any joint or muscle injuries that affects your ability to exercise
* have cancer (other than skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix)
* are pregnant or nursing
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Matthew Picklo, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Locations

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Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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GFHNRC503

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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