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Effects of Whey Protein Supplementation Combined with Resistance Training on Repeated-Sprint Ability, Strength Endurance, and Blood Biomarkers in College Students: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

Whey Protein Supplementation Combined with Resistance Training Improves Repeated-Sprint Ability, Strength Endurance, and Blood Biomarkers in College Students: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600126358
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-06-08
Start date
2026-06-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-15

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Whey protein supplementation group:Whey protein supplementation combined with 8-week resistance training
Placebo control group:Placebo supplementation combined with 8-week resistance training

Sponsors

Guangzhou Sport University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy male university students aged 18–25 years; 2. No cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, or other chronic diseases that would make participation in resistance training unsuitable; 3. No severe sports-related injuries within the past 6 months that could affect training or testing; 4. Ability to participate in the 8-week training program, supplement intake, and testing procedures as required by the study; 5. Voluntary participation in the study and provision of written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Allergy to dairy products, whey protein, or placebo ingredients, or obvious lactose intolerance that prevents tolerance of the relevant supplementation; 2. Abnormal liver or kidney function, metabolic diseases, or other conditions that the researchers consider unsuitable for participation in this study; 3. Additional self-administration of protein powder, creatine, anabolic agents, or other supplements that may affect muscle growth during the study period; 4. Poor compliance, including failure to meet the required training attendance rate or supplement intake adherence; 5. Occurrence of injury, marked discomfort, or voluntary withdrawal during testing or training.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anaerobic cycle ergometer test outcomes, including peak power, mean power, relative peak power, relative mean power, and fatigue index;Number of valid repetitions completed in the 30-second Australian pull-up test, used to assess upper-body and trunk-related strength endurance;Maximum number of repetitions completed in the barbell back squat at 80% of one-repetition maximum;Maximum number of repetitions completed in the barbell bench press at 80% of one-repetition maximum;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Blood indicators (blood lactate, blood glucose, creatine kinase, blood urea nitrogen, blood routine examination);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactDuanying Li

Guangzhou Sport University

duanyingli123@163.com+86 158 2026 5799

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 21, 2026