protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06375577, orgStudyIdInfo id: LMS-24-Dean-1, briefTitle: Speed of Absorption, statusModule overallStatus: RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-06, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2025-04, completionDateStruct date: 2025-04, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-04-19, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-04-22, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Lancaster University, class: OTHER, descriptionModule briefSummary: The purpose of this study is to look at how fast commercially available supplements containing carbohydrate can get into the bloodstream. If carbohydrate, in the form of glucose, gets into the blood faster, this can provide an instant energy source and help fuel the body during exercise. We will be testing three supplements, namely Voom Pocket Rocket, SIS Go Isotonic Energy Gel, and Maurten Gel 160. Each participant will complete all three conditions, consuming one of each supplement at random per condition. The study requires participation from male runners, cyclists and triathletes who are aged between 18-35.Each visit will take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, and three experimental visits per participant. The study will involve frequent blood sampling and the continuous monitoring of gas exchange (oxygen/carbon dioxide). Blood sampling via cannulation will be used to analyse the lactate, glucose, and insulin content of the blood. Gas exchange will measure the oxygen breathed in and carbon dioxide breathed out throughout the study.The investigators plan to carry out the study on 16 participants who will be a mix of male runners, cyclists and triathletes., conditionsModule conditions: Healthy, conditions: Nutrition, Healthy, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: CROSSOVER, interventionModelDescription: This will be a double-blind randomised crossover design. There will be 1 group of participants who will complete all three conditions at random:Condition 1 - consume Voom Pocket Rocket. Condition 2 - consume SIS Isotonic Energy Gel. Condition 3 - consume Maurten Gel 160.All participants will undergo the same measures - blood sampling for blood glucose, blood lactate, and insulin, and monitoring of gas exchange during each study visit., primaryPurpose: BASIC_SCIENCE, maskingInfo masking: DOUBLE, maskingDescription: Both the participants and investigators will be blinded to what supplement they are consuming on each visit. Each supplement will taste the same, and be placed into identical packaging, and be randomly labelled (e.g., A, B, C). This will be done to avoid potential bias., whoMasked: PARTICIPANT, whoMasked: INVESTIGATOR, enrollmentInfo count: 16, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: 45 grams Voom Pocket Rocket Electro Energy, interventions name: 45 grams SIS Go Isotonic Energy Gel, interventions name: 45 grams Maurten Gel 160, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Blood Glucose, primaryOutcomes measure: Blood Lactate, primaryOutcomes measure: Insulin, primaryOutcomes measure: Gas Exchange, eligibilityModule sex: MALE, minimumAge: 18 Years, maximumAge: 35 Years, stdAges: ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: Lancaster University, status: RECRUITING, city: Lancaster, state: Lancashire, zip: LA1 4AT, country: United Kingdom, geoPoint lat: 54.04649, lon: -2.79988, hasResults: False