Exercise-induced Muscle Damage is Reduced in Resistance Trained Athletes by Branch Chain Amino Acids

Northumbria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Exercise-induced Muscle Damage

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Branch Chain Amino Acid (BCAA); Dietary Supplement: Placebo - asparmate

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01529281

Northumbria_How_BCAA

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is well documented that exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) decreases muscle function and causes severe soreness and discomfort. Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplementation has been shown to increase protein synthesis and decrease muscle protein breakdown, however, the effects of BCAAs on recovery from EIMD are unknown. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the effects of a BCAA supplement on markers of muscle damage.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Resistance trained males

Exclusion criteria

• Muscular skeletal disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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12 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

BCAA

Experimental group

Description:

Branched chain amino acid

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Branch Chain Amino Acid (BCAA)

Asparmate

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Placebo control containing no protein or carbohydrate

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo - asparmate