Effect of Krill Oil Supplementation on Red Blood Cell Physiology Against Changes in Markers of Iron Metabolism.
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-06-24
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Research group: the research will be conducted in a homogeneous group of professional rowers
(N=30), all competitors qualified for the Polish Youth Rowing Team:
- aged 18 - 24, because the age group must be homogeneous,
- the size of the group is about thirty people, which in the case of a homogeneous group
will enable statistical analyzes to be conducted.
Rowing performance test: at the beginning and at the end of the training camp, participants
will perform a test on a rowing ergometer (Concept II, USA), each subject will have to cover
a distance of 2000 m in the shortest possible time, which is the distance starting in rowing
competitions. The results of both tests will be considered in the selection for the
championship team; therefore, athletes will be well motivated to perform both tests with
maximum effort.
The investigators set a research hypothesis that supplementation with krill oil may have a
beneficial effect on athletes by limiting lipid peroxidation and inhibiting ferroptosis which
in consequence may lead to red blood cell membrane protection.