Physiological and Molecular Influences of Astaxanthin Supplementation on Heat Strain in Humans

Summary

Exposure to heat stress can compromise the physiological and cognitive function and be life threatening, particularly in a military setting. Various strategies of precondition to heat stress that have been explored in the past proved to be inapplicable. We aim to examine the influences of Astaxanthin supplementation as a preconditioning strategy to heat stress in a human model using a heat tolerance test. This will be achieved by a double-blind, placebo controlled supplementation trial, exposing human subjects, before and after consuming Astaxanthin or a placebo, to a controlled heat strain environment, while performing moderate exercise in a heated chamber.

Timeline

Start

2014-05

Primary completion

2015-05

Completion

2015-08

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.