Resistance training and leucine supplementation : effects on performance and body composition of untrained subjects.

ISRCTN ISRCTN31209884
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN31209884
Secondary identifying numbers N0436146689
Submission date
30/09/2005
Registration date
30/09/2005
Last edited
23/08/2012
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English Summary

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mr T Ispoglou
Scientific

School of leisure and sports studies
Calverley Street
Leeds
LS1 3HE
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)113 2832600

Study information

Study designRandomised placebo controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typeOther
Scientific title
Study hypothesisTo investigate whether long-term leucine supplementation in combination with resistance training can induce higher increases in strength and muscle mass of untrained subjects compared to a placebo group undertaking resistance training only.
To investigate potential decreases in muscle mass after four weeks following the end of the supplementation period
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
ConditionNutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine: Leucine supplementation
InterventionRandomised controlled trial
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureBone density
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/12/2003
Overall study end date01/09/2004

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexMale
Target number of participants30 male volunteers
Participant inclusion criteriaHealthy male subjects
Participant exclusion criteria1. Athletes or trained subjects
2. Having diabetes
3. Heart disease
4. High blood pressure or any other chronic or serious illness
5. Having taken anabolic steroids or any other sports supplements at least 2 months before the beginning of the study
Recruitment start date01/12/2003
Recruitment end date01/09/2004

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

School of leisure and sports studies
Leeds
LS1 3HE
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

NHS R&D Support Funding

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/03/2011 Yes No