Pea Protein Supplementation and Muscle Damage

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Muscular Injury

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if supplementation with NUTRALYS pea protein isolate compared to whey protein and apple juice (carbohydrate, non-protein control) before, during, and after a 90-minute bout of eccentric exercise can attenuate exercise-induced muscle damage, inflammation, and delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS), and speed recovery of muscle function.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03448328

Run by

Appalachian State University

People needed

90

Starts

2018-03-05

Expected to finish

2020-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male, female, 18 to 55 years of age.
• Non-athlete, and not engaged in regular resistance training (less than 3 sessions per week).
• BMI under 30 (non-obese).
• At "low risk" status for cardiovascular disease (as determined with a screening questionnaire).
• Agree to avoid the use of protein and large-dose vitamin/mineral supplements (above 100% of recommended dietary allowances), herbs, and all medications (in particular, NSAIDs such as ibuprofen and aspirin) during the week of the project.

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to comply with study requirements.
• Any other concurrent condition which, in the opinion of the primary investigator (PI), would preclude participation in this study or interfere with compliance.
• Current, active history of coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure, kidney disease, liver disease, blood disease, hormonal disease, or metabolic disease.
• History of cancer in the 5 years prior to the screening visit (except skin or cervical cancer that was successfully treated).
• Current use of any type of medication (or unwillingness to stop use of over-the-counter medications two weeks before the start of the study).
• Recent history of musculoskeletal trauma (fracture, strain, sprain, etc.) that has not fully healed prior to baseline testing.
• Females: pregnant or breastfeeding; or body weight under 100 pounds.

Where it is running

• Appalachian State University Human Performance Lab, North Carolina Research Campus — Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States

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