Peanut Protein Supplementation to Augment Muscle Growth and Improve Markers of Muscle Quality and Health in Older Adults

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Aging, Sarcopenia

In brief

This study will evaluate the adaptations in skeletal muscle that occur in response to 10 weeks of weight training with or without peanut protein supplementation in older adult men and women.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04015479

Run by

Auburn University

People needed

41

Starts

2019-09-26

Expected to finish

2020-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-12

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• body mass index (body mass/height squared) less than 35 kg/m2
• resting blood pressure averaging less than 140/90 mmHg (with or without medication)

You may not qualify if…

• known peanut allergy
• actively participating in resistance training for more than 2 days/week
• any known overt cardiovascular or metabolic disease
• metal implants that will interfere with x-ray procedures
• medically necessary radiation exposure in the last six months (except dental x-ray)
• any medical condition that would contradict participating in an exercise program, giving blood or donating a skeletal muscle biopsy (i.e. blood clotting disorder or taking blood thinners)

Where it is running

• Auburn University — Auburn, Alabama, United States

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