Effects of caffeine intake on exercise performance in basketball players: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Liu J, Xue R, Zhang X, Huang J, Chen B, Guo L, Cao Y, Girard O
Frontiers in nutrition · 1 cita
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- Revisión sistemática (indexado por PubMed)
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- Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento
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- Financiación independiente
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Publicación
- Publicado
- 2026-05-07 · Front Nutr · vol. 13 · pág. 1837912
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- Frontiers Media
- Citado
- 2 citas · más que el 96% de estudios similares · 6.0× el promedio de su campo
- Impacto
- Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
- Referencias
- 64 trabajos
- Acceso
- Acceso abierto (revista) · CC-BY
- Áreas de investigación
- Coffee research and impacts · Muscle metabolism and nutrition · Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Palabras clave
- Caffeine, Sprint, Crossover study, Athletes, Basketball, Jump, Vertical jump
8 autores
- Jingxin Liu🇨🇳Shanghai University of Sport
- Ruiguo Xue🇨🇳Shanghai University of Sport
- 张宣嘉🇨🇳Shanghai University of Sport
- Jin Huang🇨🇳Shanghai University of Sport
- Bin Chen🇨🇳Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
- Li Guo🇨🇳Shanghai University of Sport
- Yinhang Cao🇨🇳 · autor de correspondenciaShanghai University of Sport
- Olivier Girard🇦🇺The University of Western Australia
Resumen
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Background
The ergogenic effects of caffeine in team sports, particularly basketball, have been widely investigated. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effects of caffeine intake on basketball-specific skills and general physical and game-related performance outcomes.
Methods
Eighteen studies employing a blinded, crossover design were included. Random-effects meta-analyses examined the effects of caffeine intake on isolated skills (e.g., free-throw and three-point shooting accuracy, dribbling speed), general physical performance (e.g., sprint speed, jump height, and agility), and game-related actions during real or simulated matches (e.g., assists, total points scored, and performance index rating).
Results
Low to moderate doses of caffeine intake improved general physical performance, including linear sprint speed (SMD: -0.27; 95% CI: -0.42- -0.13; p p p = 0.04), and agility, reflected by shorter test completion times (SMD: -0.25; 95% CI: -0.51-0.00; p = 0.05). Low caffeine doses (2.3-3 mg/kg) did not significantly improve basketball-specific skills (i.e., shooting accuracy and dribbling speed), but were associated with enhanced overall performance during real or simulated competition (SMD: 0.25; 95% CI: 0.10-0.40; p p = 0.01) and power (SMD: 1.01; 95% CI: 0.63-1.39; p < 0.01).
Conclusion
In basketball, low-dose caffeine primarily enhances general physical rather than isolated technical skills. These findings highlight the importance of dose selection, suggesting that moderate caffeine dosage (>3 mg/kg) may be required to meaningfully influence performance in match-like basketball settings.
Systematic review registration
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD420251060676, Identifier: CRD420251060676.
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