Assessment of the Efficacy of Carnipure® AAS on Body Composition, Muscle Thickness, and Strength Adaptations in Healthy Men

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Muscle Hypotrophy

In brief

This study is a 12-week randomized active control trial that is investigating the effects of Carnipure(R) AAS on muscle hypertrophy, body composition, and muscular strength adaptations in healthy men performing a resistance training program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05681806

Run by

Applied Science & Performance Institute

People needed

44

Starts

2023-02-23

Expected to finish

2025-05-12

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy male subjects 18-40 years old
• Recreationally trained (<1-year of training experience)
• Not currently consuming any ergogenic supplements or performance enhancing drugs
• Body mass index (BMI) 18-35 kg/m2
• No recent injuries that would contraindicate participation in a resistance training program
• Willing and able to give written informed consent
• Able to read, understand, sign and date the informed consent document (English only)
• Able and willing to comply with the schedule visit(s) and study requirements.

You may not qualify if…

• Currently taking (within the past 30 days) ergogenic dietary supplements including, creatine, protein, amino acids, or stimulants other than caffeine (yohimbe, ephedrine, etc.)
• Currently taking performance enhancing drugs (testosterone or other anabolic-androgenic steroids), human growth hormone, insulin, etc.
• History or current malignancy
• Receiving chemotherapy agents or radiation treatments
• Musculoskeletal disease (muscular dystrophy, arthritis, etc.)
• Recent (<3-months) musculoskeletal injuries
• BMI <18 or >5 kg/m2
• Diagnosis of a terminal illness
• Use of prescription medications that influence muscle anabolism (i.e., prescription hormone therapies, etc.)
• History of alcohol abuse
• History or current drug abuse
• History or current cigarette smoke (including vaping) within the past 14 days from the screening visit
• Insulin-dependent diabetes and/or metformin use
• Chronic kidney or liver disease
• Has significant concurrent illnesses (controlled or uncontrolled), such as diabetes, lupus, epilepsy, or cardiac disorders, hepatitis B/C, HIV, serious mental health illness such as dementia or schizophrenia; psychiatric hospitalization in the past two years, or other, which in the opinion of the investigator, such conditions might be aggravated as a result of treatment
• The investigator feels that for any reason the subject is not eligible to participate in the study
• History of uncontrolled cardiovascular disease (i.e., myocardial infarction, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, peripheral vascular disease, other)
• Developmental disability or cognitive impairment that would preclude adequate comprehension of the informed consent form and/or ability to follow study subject requirement and/or record the necessary study measurements
• A family member of the investigator or an employee of the investigator
• Participation in any other investigational study within 30 days prior to consent.

Where it is running

• Applied Science and Performance Institute — Tampa, Florida, United States

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