Protein Intake Distribution to Support Muscle Anabolism in Healthy Young Adults

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07245199

Maastricht University Medical Center36 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether the distribution pattern of daily protein intake affects how much muscle protein can be built in the muscle after resistance exercise and at rest.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

No Condition, Healthy Individuals

Interventions

protein intakeDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

1x 100g

protein intakeDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

4x 25 g

Protein intakeDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

15x 7 g

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged between 18-40 years * Healthy * 18.5 ≤ BMI 30 ≤ kg・m-2 Exclusion Criteria: * Smoking * Sports/exercise \>4 sessions/week or a structured resistance or endurance training schedule * Lactose intolerant or allergies to milk protein * A history of neuromuscular problems * Use of anticoagulation medication * Individuals on any medications known to affect protein metabolism (i.e. , non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, or prescription acne medications). * Strict vegetarian * Injury or condition that would limit the participant from performing the resistance exercise. * Pregnancy * Hormone replacement therapy * Blood donation within the past 2 months

Locations (1)

Maastricht University

Maastricht, Netherlands

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

fractional synthetic rate

Time frame: 24 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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