CompletedPhase 4

The Effect of Caffeine in Elderly Citizen Following Eight Hour Abstinence From Caffeine Containing Drinks & Foods

Denmark30 participantsStarted 2005-02

Plain-language summary

The study investigated the effect of caffeine on physical performance in healthy citizens aged over 70 years following eight hours of abstinence from caffeine containing drinks and foods. The main hypothesis was that 6 mg/kg caffeine would improve cycling endurance at 65% of expected maximal heart rate.

Who can participate

Age range70 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy elderly individuals aged over 70 years (Primarily those who previously have participated in an identical study with 48 hour caffeine abstinence) Exclusion Criteria: * Dementia or invalidating psychiatric disease * General debility, angina, or other diseases that would render participation in the test program impossible * Treatment with beta receptor blocking drugs, calcium-channel blocking drugs, digitalis, or nitroglycerine * Acute disease and injury * Diabetes * Conditions that would contraindicate caffeine ingestion or participation in the test program * Treatment with medication that interacts with caffeine * Ingestion of caffeine containing drinks and foods 8 hours before each session

What they're measuring

Endurance measured on an ergometer bicycle

Timeframe: The tests started 1 h following placebo/caffeine

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01048515

SponsorHerning Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2005-11

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