Branched Chain Amino Acid Plus Glucose Supplement Reduces Exercise-Induced Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in College Females

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Exercise-induced Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if a dietary supplement containing branched chain amino acids will reduce the muscle soreness that sometimes occurs in the days following exercise.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01781910

Run by

University of Vermont

People needed

20

Starts

2011-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-02-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Men (n=9) and women (n=11) aged 18-25 who engaged in no more than one hour of light to moderate intensity physical activity per week were recruited from the Greater Burlington, Vermont area.

You may not qualify if…

• individuals who engaged in more than one hour per week of light to moderate physical activity
• had been involved in strict athletic competition or weight training in the past six months
• were pregnant or nursing, had a known muscular disease, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and/or were currently taking a protein-based dietary supplement

Where it is running

• University of Vermont — Burlington, Vermont, United States

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