Firefighter Thermoregulatory Responses in Active Fire with Betaine Supplementation
NCT ID: NCT06042270
Last Updated: 2024-10-17
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
17 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-12-20
2024-09-01
Brief Summary
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* Does betaine supplementation mitigate rises in core temperature during firefighter live burn training?
* Does betaine supplementation decrease inflammation from firefighter training?
* Does betaine supplementation increase total body water stores?
Participants will supplement with betaine for 1 month and complete:
* Total Body Water measures
* Body Composition measures
* Live Burn training with Core Temperature Measurements
* Provide Salivary samples
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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Placebo
10 participants will be given rice-flour as a placebo
Placebo
3 grams per day for \~4 weeks
Betaine
10 participants will be given betaine
Betaine
3 grams per day for \~4 weeks
Interventions
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Betaine
3 grams per day for \~4 weeks
Placebo
3 grams per day for \~4 weeks
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Participants consume supplements known to impact hydration status or performance that they are not willing to stop taking for the study
* Participants are pregnant
* Female participants that have irregular menstrual cycles
* Participants are injured and would not be able to fulfill the live burn scenario
* Participants have sickle cell disease
* Participants have experienced heat stroke within the last 2 years
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Michael J. Ormsbee
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Michael J. Ormsbee
Director
Locations
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Institute of Sports Science and Medicine
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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STUDY00004218
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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