An interventional study of Danggui Buxue Tang and Placebo in Sports Anemia, Inflammation and Oxidative Stress, sponsored by Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to male participants aged 20 Years to 30 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-04-20.
Sponsored by Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The aim of this study is to examine the beneficial effects of Danggui Buxue Tang on blood biochemical parameters in male recreational runners.
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Danggui Buxue Tang group receive orally supplementation of 7.5 g/day of Danggui Buxue Tang for 10 days
Dietary Supplement: Danggui Buxue Tang
Placebo group receive orally supplementation of 7.5 g/day of placebo for 10 days
Other: Placebo
Danggui Buxue Tang purchased from Kaiser Pharmaceutical
Consisting of corn starch and carboxymethyl cellulose
Hematological parameters
Complete blood counts and serum haptoglobin and erythropoietin
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Iron status
Serum iron, ferritin, transferrin and hepcidin
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Oxidative stress
Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Inflammatory response
High-sensitivity c-reactive protein, Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-6
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Running time
The completion time for a 13-km run
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Plan to share: No
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