NCT03918785: RGS swimmers

Rice Germ Supplementation on Swimmers

Completed NA Last updated 22 April 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Rice germ in Athletes in 27 participants. Completed in 31 December 2014.

Timeline

1 April 2014

Primary endpoint
30 June 2014

31 December 2014

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Azienda di Servizi alla Persona di Pavia
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	27
Start date	1 April 2014
Primary completion	30 June 2014
Estimated completion	31 December 2014

Drugs / interventions tested

• Rice germ
• Wheat-based supplement

Conditions studied

• Athletes — all drugs for Athletes →
• Sports — all drugs for Sports →

Sponsor

Azienda di Servizi alla Persona di Pavia — full company profile →

Who can join

Eligibility, any sex, with Athletes or Sports. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

In order to enhance the effects of training and improve performance, athletes often turn to nutritional supplements. According to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), adequate selection of nutrients and supplements, adjusting intake according to the exercise performed, is necessary for optimal performance in athletes. The most recent consensus from the International Society for Sport Nutrition (ISSN), The American Dietetic Association (ADA) and ACSM on sport nutrition have been reviewed by Potgieter, stating that a single guideline is not sufficient to elaborate an individualized and focused nutritional management of athletes. Moreover, apart from the abovementioned guidelines, sport-specific nutritional strategies, including quantity, structure and timing of food (or supplement) intake should also be followed in order to maximize sports performance and recovery. The importance of dietary supplementation is of particular interest in swimming, where athletes usually undertake a training approach characterized by a high volume of training during aerobic development and high intensity training during the competition phase, coupled with strength training.

The size and market value of the sports supplement industry is continuing to grow, with health, safety and contamination concerns becoming more pressing. Therefore, it is important to identify dietary supplements that are safe and effective in supporting swimmers. Rice germ could be a safe and effective dietary supplement for swimmers. In the last few years, scientific research is trying to use waste rice products in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical fields, considering the potential value of nutrients they contain. In particular, rice germ has a high protein and essential amino acids, such as lysine, histidine and valine content, a good lipid content (with prevalence of mono- unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids - in particular linoleic and linolenic essential fatty acids and oleic acid), an high fiber presence; regarding water-soluble vitamins, rice germ has high content if thiamine (B1) and pyridoxine (B6), while vitamin E prevails for liposoluble vitamins. About minerals, are most present iron and magnesium. All these nutrients play important roles in maintaining the health of athletes. Currently, despite these characteristics, no study has evaluated the potential beneficial effect of RG supplementation on athletes. Given this background, the purpose of this investigation was to ascertain whether performance in swimmers could be improved by a 5-weeks of RG supplementation.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.