Protein Supplementation and HIIT: Impact on Cardiorespiratory Fitness

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Health Promotion; Primary Prevention

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: HIIT + placebo; Dietary Supplement: HIIT and resistance training + protein; Dietary Supplement: HIIT + protein; Dietary Supplement: HIIT and resistance training + placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04359342

PRO-HIIT Study

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of an 8-week high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or HIIT plus resistance training program combined with post-exercise protein supplementation on cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiometabolic risk indices in previously untrained individuals.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Sedentary Lifestyle over at least 6 months prior to the study

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy, Lactation
• Psychological disorders, epilepsy, sever neurological disorders
• Participation in other exercise- or nutrition studies within the last 6 months
• coronary heart disease, heart failure
• malignant disease
• severe rheumatic or neurological disease
• severe/unstable hypertension (resting RR: >180/>110 mmHg)
• severely restricted lung function (FEV1 <60%)
• unstable Diabetes mellitus
• severe orthopedic disease/restriction
• acute / chronic infectious diseases
• Electronic implants (defibrillator, pacemaker)
• Persons in mental hospitals by order of authorities or jurisdiction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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100 participants in 4 patient groups, including a placebo group

HIIT + protein

Experimental group

Description:

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) combined with protein supplementation

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: HIIT + protein

HIIT + placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) combined with placebo

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: HIIT + placebo

HIIT and resistance training + protein

Experimental group

Description:

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) and resistance training combined with protein supplementation

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: HIIT and resistance training + protein

HIIT and resistance training + placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) and resistance training combined with placebo

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: HIIT and resistance training + placebo