Effect of Nutrition on Muscle Protein Synthesis

Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: carbohydrate and protein

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00604929

MEC 83017

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present proposal is designed to examine the effect of carbohydrate and protein co-ingestion on muscle protein synthesis during endurance type exercise activities. We hypothesize that muscle protein synthesis is higher when protein is co-ingested during exercise.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 28 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• recreationally endurance trained

Exclusion criteria

• BMI > 25 kg/m2
• Not physically active

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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12 participants in 1 patient group

1

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: carbohydrate and protein