Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03907059
Plant-based Dietary Protein and Resistance-training Adaptations
Does Exclusive Consumption of Plant-based Dietary Protein Impair Resistance Training-induced Muscle Adaptations?
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 38 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 18 Years – 35 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Dietary protein consumption maximizes the anabolic response during resistance training (RT) by triggering muscle protein synthesis and providing the indispensable amino acids for a net positive protein balance. Leucine is considered the key amino acid in this process, suggesting that differences in protein quality may influence RT-induced gains in muscle mass and strength. In general, plant-based protein sources have lower leucine concentrations than animal-based protein sources and human skeletal muscle. In this respect, despite acute evidence on lower anabolic properties of plant- vs. animal-based protein, the effects of an exclusive plant-based dietary protein diet on RT-induced adaptations are currently unknown.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | whey protein | supplementation individually adjusted to 1.6g/kg/day |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | soy protein | supplementation individually adjusted to 1.6g/kg/day |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2017-03-31
- Primary completion
- 2018-10-16
- Completion
- 2018-10-19
- First posted
- 2019-04-08
- Last updated
- 2019-04-09
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Brazil
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03907059. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.