Do High Doses of Protein Supplements Affect Serum Lipid Profiles?

Near East University, Turkey

Status: Completed

Conditions: To Study the Effects of Protein Supplements on Blood Tests

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: protein supplement

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04170036

2019-1-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Protein supplements are widely used among people going to the gym. The effects of these substances on blood biochemical, hematological, inflammatuary, glucose metabolism markers and lipid profile is not well known. The previous studies on this issue give inconclusive results. So the investigators aimed to investigate this subject and compare the blood tests between subjects using and not using protein supplements.

Full description

As more people are doing regular exercises, people using protein supplements are also increasing. The effects of these substances on blood lipid profiles, biochemical, hematological parameters, inflammatory and glucose metabolism markers are not well known. So the investigators of this study planned to search the effects of these substances on blood tests. Totally 69 subjects going to the gym for at least three preceding months were included to the study. They were divided into two groups: the ones using protein supplements and the ones who never used these substances. Demographic and clinical characteristics were recorded. Dietician assessed the dietary habits of the subjects. Blood was drawn for the tests mentioned above from all of the subjects. And the results were compared between the two groups.

Enrollment: 69 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Going to the gym for at least three preceding months

Exclusion criteria

• Any kind of acute or chronic illness
• Abnormality on electrocardiography
• Body-mass index>30 kg/m2
• Use of any kind of drugs
• Hypertension at the time of recruitment

Trial design

69 participants in 2 patient groups

Protein supplement group

Description:

The group of subjects who use protein supplements at least for the preceding three months

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: protein supplement

Control group

Description:

The group of subjects who never used protein supplements