Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04156386
Vegan or Animal Protein Ingestion on the Recovery of Muscle Function Following Exercise
The Effect of Vegan or Animal Protein Ingestion on the Recovery of Skeletal Muscle Function Following Strenuous Exercise
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 40 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This study will assess the effect of daily post-exercise vegan (pea) and animal (whey) protein ingestion compared to placebo over 7 days of recovery from strenuous exercise. Muscle strength and soreness will be measured daily, and mechanisms underpinning recovery will be investigated in muscle biopsies taken 3, 24 and 48 hours after exercise.
Detailed description
Strenuous exercise can cause muscle soreness and reduced muscle strength. It is widely acknowledged that nutritional supplements derived from animal protein sources, including whey from milk, aids recovery when taken immediately after strenuous exercise. However, the effect of vegan protein supplements are less understood, and how they affect recovery of strength and soreness is not known. This is an important area of research due to the increasing demand for plant-based protein.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Recovery animal (20g whey) protein supplement | Animal protein supplement consumed post exercise to aid recovery of muscle function following strenuous exercise. |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Recover vegan (26g pea) protein supplement | Vegan protein supplement consumed post exercise to aid recovery of muscle function following strenuous exercise. |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Placebo (32g maltodextrin) | Placebo consumed post exercise to aid recovery of muscle function following strenuous exercise. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2019-09-23
- Primary completion
- 2022-04-23
- Completion
- 2022-04-23
- First posted
- 2019-11-07
- Last updated
- 2023-03-22
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04156386. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.