Caffeine and Hypoxia During Exercise in Males and Females (HypoCaff)
Caffeine, Hypoxia
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Caffeine focused on measuring Caffeine, Hypoxia, Female physiology, Exercise
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Regularly physically active (at least 30 mins of structured exercise 5 times per week). Sea-level natives. Exclusion Criteria: presence of any medical risk factors to exercise and/or exposure to altitude presence of any medical condition that would make the protocol unreasonably hazardous for the participant smokers exposure to altitude above 2000 m in the last 2 months
Sites / Locations
- University of LjubljanaRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Normoxia-Placebo
Normoxia-Caffeine
Hypoxia-Placebo
Hypoxia-Caffeine
Participants will be breathing room air, and ingest a flavoured drink containing only a trivial amount of maltodextrin.
Participants will be breathing room air, and ingest a flavoured drink containing a trivial amount of maltodextrin and 6 mg/kg body mass caffeine.
Participants will be breathing a 13% oxygen gas mixture, and ingest a flavoured drink containing only a trivial amount of maltodextrin.
Participants will be breathing a 13% oxygen gas mixture, and ingest a flavoured drink containing a trivial amount of maltodextrin and 6 mg/kg body mass caffeine.