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NCT Number: NCT01421979

Clinical Trial on the Effects of Caffeine and Taurine From Energy Drinks (EDs) to Parameters of the Cardiovascular System in Humans

The aim of this study is to examine the safety and the effects of EDs at high doses, either alone or in combination with other risk factors such as alcohol intake, physical exercise and sleep deprivation, on cardiovascular markers and subjective health.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiovascular Risk

Age range

18 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Hohenheim

Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, 70593, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • written informed consent
  • healthy (no acute or chronic desease)
  • BMI 20,0 - 25,9 kg/m2
  • moderate and non-regular consumption of alcohol, EDs and coffee

Exclusion criteria

  • pregnancy
  • regular medication (oral contraceptives permitted)
  • hypertension and other deseases of the cardiovascular system
  • liver-deseases
  • psychiatric deseases
  • epilepsy
  • other relevant deseases
  • (former) alcoholics
  • non-compliance to the study-protocol
  • simultaneous participation in another clinical trial
  • retraction of the written informed consent

Treatment and study plan

Energy Drink, Taurine, Caffeine

Dietary Supplement

Primary outcomes

  1. Heart-rate-variability (HRV)

    Time frame: during 24 hours

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Hohenheim

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Aug 23, 2011
Registry last updated
Feb 5, 2015

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