The Effect of Bicarbonate Supplementation on Performance and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Rugby Players.

NCT ID: NCT07017582

Last Updated: 2025-06-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

17 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-02-01

Study Completion Date

2023-02-15

Brief Summary

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The objetive of the study was to determine whether sodium bicarbonate supplementation improves athletic performance and/or reduces fatigue in elite rugby players.

The participants were 17 elite rugby players. Half of the participants receive sodium bicarbonate (0.3 g/kg body weight), the other half receive a placebo (salt). Ingestion of the supplementation/placebo occured 90 minutes before high-intensity rugby-specific training Variables analysed were measure at baseline, prior to exercise, during exercise and after exercise.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Supplementation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Bicarbonate

Supplementation with 0.3 g/kg of sodium bicarbonate

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Soidum Bicarbonate

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Supplementation with 0.03 g/kg of sodium bicarbonate

Placebo

Supplementation with placebo: 0.03 g·kg-1 body mass sodium chloride

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

0.03 g·kg-1 body mass sodium chloride

Interventions

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Soidum Bicarbonate

Supplementation with 0.03 g/kg of sodium bicarbonate

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

0.03 g·kg-1 body mass sodium chloride

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male rugby players who were competing in the First Spanish National League (Division de Honor A) voluntarily agreed to participate in the study after attending an informative session

Exclusion Criteria

* injury or illness on test day
Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universidad Isabel I

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad de Burgos

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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MARIA MARTINEZ

Doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Universidad de Burgos

Burgos, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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Bicarbonaterugby

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Bicarbonaterugby

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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