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Study on How Pre-Workout Supplements Affect Shooting Accuracy in Trained Basketball Players
Sponsor: International Hellenic University
Summary
Basketball is a popular team sport where athletes score points by successfully shooting the ball into the basket. Accuracy in shooting is crucial for players to score points effectively. Pre-workout supplements (PWS) have garnered interest from athletes and fitness enthusiasts due to the purported synergistic action of their ingredients which, when consumed before training, may help improve athletic performance. The acute effect of PWS or similar on the shooting accuracy of basketball athletes has not yet been investigated. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the acute effect of a caffeine-based PWS (containing caffeine, creatine, β-alanine, citrulline malate, and BCAAs) on the stationary free throw, two-point, and three-point shooting accuracy in basketball players.
Official title: The Effect of Acute Pre-Workout Supplementation on Shooting Accuracy in Well-Trained Basketball Players
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
12
Start Date
2024-10-01
Completion Date
2025-06-30
Last Updated
2025-05-29
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Placebo
20 g, \~74 Kcal, 97% flavored maltodextrin, similar in color, flavor, taste, and energy as PWS
Pre-workout Supplement
20 g, \~73 Kcal, 200 mg caffeine, 3.3 g creatine monohydrate, 3.2 g β-alanine, 6 g citrulline malate, and 5 g branched chained amino acid (BCAA)
Locations (1)
Sports Nutrition Laboratory, International Hellenic University, Greece
Thessaloniki, Greece