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NCT Number: NCT06363409

The Acute and Accumulative Effects of Snack Foods on Exercise Recovery

The purpose of the research is two-fold. One goal is to determine if post-exercise almond or cereal bar consumption can promote muscle gain as well as increasing muscular strength throughout an eight-week weight training program. The other goal is to assess the short-term effects of almonds or cereal bar on recovery that may explain the overall long-term adaptations.

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Key information

Conditions

Muscle Strength

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

San Diego State University

San Diego, California, 92182-7251, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • BMIs of 18.5-30 kg/m2
  • participate in no more than 3 hours of structured exercise per week

Exclusion criteria

  • weight training more than 30 min/week,
  • smoking,
  • use of medications known to impact inflammation,
  • musculoskeletal limitations,
  • use of supplements within 1 month of participation that are known to impact body composition, antioxidant or inflammatory status,
  • regular consumption of more than 2 servings of nuts per week,
  • unwillingness to refrain from recovery treatments during the study such as hydrotherapy, massage, stretching, compression garments, anti-inflammatory medications and topical applications.

Treatment and study plan

Cereal Bar as a recovery food snack

Other

Cereal bar as a recovery snack food

Almond

Other

Almond as a recovery snack food

Primary outcomes

  1. delayed onset of muscle soreness

    Time frame: baseline, 24 hour, 48 hour, and 72 hour after baseline

    measuring delayed onset of muscle soreness using visual analogue scale (VAS)

  2. markers of muscle damage

    Time frame: Baseline, 24 hour, 48 hour and 72 hour after baseline

    Blood markers of muscle damage (creatine kinase (u/L))

  3. changes in strength

    Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks

    muscle cross-sectional area of the calf via peripheral quantitative computerized tomography (pQCT)

  4. changes in body composition

    Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks

    measuring body composition by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

San Diego State University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Acute and Accumulative Effects of Almonds on Exercise Recovery

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Apr 12, 2024
Registry last updated
Jul 6, 2026

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