Caffeine's secret power: boosting workouts for seniors?
NCT ID NCT06618261
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how taking caffeine, both once and over time, affects muscle strength and power in older adults who do resistance training. Researchers will measure things like lifting speed and power in 48 active men and women aged 55 and older. The goal is to understand if caffeine can help improve the benefits of strength training in this age group.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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55 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between ≥ 55 * Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m². * Physically active subjects (\>150 min/week of moderate exercise). * Healthy men and women without neurological, cardiometabolic, immunological, or physical conditions that prevent them from performing physical exercise. * Participants capable of performing the tests. Exclusion Criteria: * History of neuromuscular, cardiac, or diseases that could affect liver or muscle metabolism. * Use of drugs or other stimulants that interfere with caffeine intake and intestinal absorption during the tests and study. * Having undergone prolonged periods of forced physical inactivity during the 6 months prior to the study. * Performing strenuous exercise within 48 hours prior to the tests. * Failing to replicate the same food intake on the two experimental days. * Consuming caffeine after 6 PM on the day prior to training or testing.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Alcalá
Alcalá de Henares, 28805, Spain
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