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Can seeing your own metabolism change how teen athletes eat?

NCT ID NCT06837376

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: PepsiCo Global R&D Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Many female athletes eat less carbohydrate than they need. Researchers want to know whether showing teen athletes their own metabolic test results changes their attitudes about carbohydrate more than a standard nutrition lesson does. Girls aged 13 to 19 at a sports academy join either an education session alone or education plus a treadmill test that measures how their bodies use fuel. The study compares beliefs between the two groups.

What this could mean

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Active substance
nutrition education and a treadmill metabolic test with shared results
What this could lead to
If personal metabolic data shifts athletes' beliefs, sports programs could use it to encourage better fueling and protect health.
What could go wrong
This small study measures attitudes, not actual eating habits or performance, so any change in beliefs may not translate into real behavior.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

64 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2025

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

13 to 19 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Females aged between the ages of 13-19 years old 2. Non-smoker 3. Currently enrolled in an IMG Academy sport 4. Willing to fast overnight (10 hours) prior to testing (for metabolic testing group). 5. Understand the protocol and be able to give verbal and written informed consent for participation as well as obtain parental consent if \<18 years of age. 6. Must be fluent in English reading, writing, and speaking. 7. You are not employed by, or have a parent, guardian, or other immediate family member employed by a company that manufactures any products that compete with any Gatorade product. If you are unsure if a company would be considered a competitor to Gatorade, let the study investigator know the name of the other company and the nature of your relationship to that company before you sign the informed consent 8. If subject has asthma, they may still participate in but will be required to bring their prescribed inhaler if placed in the metabolic testing group Exclusion Criteria: 1. Expulsion from school for any reason 2. Leaving the IMG sports team 3. Pregnant or planning to become pregnant 4. Participated in any other clinical trial in the past 30 day 5. Participated in any PepsiCo trial in the past 6 months 6. Physical injury that would prevent participation in exercise group

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Malnutrition nutritional deficiency disease

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Nutritional deficiency

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Gatorade Sports Science Institute at IMG Academy

    Bradenton, Florida, 34210, United States

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