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Effects of six weeks of quercetin supplementation on physical performance in ROTC cadets

Kevin A Bigelman, Eugene H Fan, Donald P Chapman, Eric C Freese, Jennifer L Trilk, Kirk J Cureton
Military medicine 2010 175(10):791

Bibliography

PubMed
PMID 20968271
DOI
10.7205/milmed-d-09-00088
Funding
Funding was not specified in the indexed record or the disclosure metadata available for this entry.
Competing interests
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Study snapshot

DesignRandomized double-blind placebo-controlled military-training trial
ModelHuman intervention research
Sample58 moderately trained adults
InterventionQuercetin 1,000 mg/day with vitamins and other ingredients or placebo
Duration42–54 days
EndpointsExercise performance or recovery

What the study showed, in plain terms

Published in 2010, this source examined exercise and recovery. Design: Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled military-training trial. Sample/model: 58 moderately trained adults. The exposure or intervention was Quercetin 1,000 mg/day with vitamins and other ingredients or placebo. Follow-up or treatment period: 42–54 days.

Peak oxygen uptake, fitness-test results, sprinting, and anaerobic performance did not improve.

Multi-ingredient formulation in a specific training population; the sleep and fatigue publication reports other outcomes from this trial program.

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Key findings

  • Peak oxygen uptake, fitness-test results, sprinting, and anaerobic performance did not improve.
  • The recorded outcome domains were Exercise performance or recovery.
  • The result applies to the tested exposure: Quercetin 1,000 mg/day with vitamins and other ingredients or placebo; 42–54 days.

What this study can and cannot tell us

  • Multi-ingredient formulation in a specific training population; the sleep and fatigue publication reports other outcomes from this trial program.
  • An individual controlled trial must be interpreted alongside its comparator, sample size, endpoint selection and independent replication. It does not validate a different commercial formulation or a general longevity claim.
  • Companion or correction records are linked below. They should not be counted automatically as independent replications; see the individual source notes for the relationship.
  • Source basis: Source check: PubMed abstract and indexed metadata; full methods were not independently confirmed for this entry. Missing method details, funding information or participant denominators are not inferred.

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