Beta-alanine Supplementation and Its Effects on Performance, Muscle Carnosine Content and Safety in Athletes With Spinal-cord Injury

Arm/hand function
Online since 2 January 2024, updated 196 days ago

About this trial

Paralympians competing in wheelchair sports may experience a very high glycolytic demand (and therefore acidotic environment) in their upper-body muscles, particularly in high-intensity disciplines. P...

Included participants

Gender
Male
Age
18 - 40 years
Injury level
C1 - S5
  • Severity (AIS)?
  • AIS-A
    AIS-B
    AIS-C
    AIS-D
    Time since injury
    1 year - 40 years
  • Injury type
  • Traumatic

    Non-traumatic

    Healthy volunteers
    Yes
    C1-S5

    What’s involved

    Type

    Observational

    Details

    There are no details yet

    Potential benefits

    Main benefits

    Arm/hand function

    Additional benefits

    General health

    Standing/walking/mobility

    Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.

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    • Trial recruitment status
    • Unknown
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Feb 2016
    • Organisation
    • University of Sao Paulo
    • Trial recruitment status
    • Unknown
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Feb 2016
    • Organisation
    • University of Sao Paulo

    Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder

    Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.

    Learn more