Effects of Resistance-band Training and Creatine Supplementation Strategies in Healthy Older Adults
ConditionAging
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age50+
SponsorUniversity of Regina
About this trial
The primary purpose is to compare the effects of creatine supplementation (bolus ingestion of 5 grams vs. 3 grams) during 16 weeks of resistance-band training on measures of body composition (i.e., whole-body lean tissue mass, total body water), arm and leg muscle thickness (growth), muscle performance (i.e., power, strength, endurance) and functional ability (i.e., walking speed, balance).
A secondary purpose of this research is to examine the effects of bolus ingestion of creatine (5 grams) compared to intermittent ingestion of creatine (2 x 2.5 grams) during 16 weeks of resistance-band training on measures of body composition (i.e., whole-body lean tissue mass, total body water), arm and leg muscle thickness (growth), muscle performance (i.e., power, strength, endurance) and functional ability (i.e., walking speed, balance).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
if you are 50 years of age and older
if you have not been performing more than 1 resistance training session per week for the past 6 weeks or more.
Disqualifiers
if you have taken creatine supplements within 30 days prior to the start of the study
if you have pre-existing allergies to the placebo (corn-starch maltodextrin).
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Creatine Bolus 5
- Creatine Bolus 3
- Creatine Intermittent 5
- Placebo
Treatment groups
52 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Regina
Lead sponsor
Iovate Health Sciences International Inc
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov