NCT02281981.

Trial name or title	The effects of repeated bouts of downhill running and curcumin supplementation on arterial stiffness during recovery
Methods	Randomised controlled trial (double‐blind)
Participants	Setting: laboratory; USA n = 17 healthy, non‐smoking, resistance‐trained males; mean age 21.9 (SD 2.4) years Inclusion/exclusion criteria The participants were required to have been weight training for at least the last 3 months, exercising both their upper and lower body, at least twice per week. Criteria for exclusion were a recent weight change of > 5 kg; history of hypertension; the prescience of major orthopaedic injury; use of anti‐inflammatory drugs; over‐the‐counter pain medicine, vitamin or mineral supplements, angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors.
Interventions	Experimental Curcumin supplement 200 mg, curcuminoids, 7 days of supplementation in capsular form Placebo Sucrose, capsular
Outcomes	PRIMARY Delayed onset muscle soreness (every 24 hours up to 72 hours post baseline); subjective analogue scale SECONDARY N/A
Starting date	November 2014
Contact information	Dr Jamie Burr, Assistant Professor, University of Prince Edward Island
Notes	ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02281981

N/A: not applicable
 SD: standard deviation