NCT03034239

The Effect of Insect Protein on Performance and Hypertrophy

The Effect of Insect Protein on Performance and Hypertrophy During Eight Weeks of Resistance Training

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Aarhus · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Purpose: to study the effect of insect protein on performance and hypertrophy during 8 weeks of resistance training. Hypothesis: Insect protein supplementation enhances the effect of resistance training on muscle mass and muscle strength. Primary outcome: Muscle hypertrophy and muscle strength Design: Two groups of healthy young men (age: 18-30 years) with resistance training experience, but no structural resistance training performed for the last 12 months. Randomized controlled intervention study +/- insect protein (placebo group ingest isocaloric carbohydrate). Both groups perform 8 weeks of progressive resistance training (4/week) aiming to induce muscle hypertrophy.

Conditions

• Protein Supplementation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Protein supplementation	\+ insect protein
OTHER	Resistance training	Resistance exercise

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-20
• Primary completion: 2017-05-01
• Completion: 2017-05-01
• First posted: 2017-01-27
• Last updated: 2017-05-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark