Effect of BCAA on hormones and muscle damage in athletes

Effect of branch chain amion acides supplementation on acute hormonal responses and muscle damage and inflammatory indices in after resistance exercise in young soccer players

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2012080710512N2

Enrollment

Registered

2012-08-30

Start date

2010-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

supplementation on cellular damage in athlete. Other physical therapy

Interventions

Intervention 1: The subjects in the supplemented group were given 200 mg.kg -1 of BCAA. The supplement was taken directly 30 minutes before the exercise test for supplement. Intervention 2: The contro

Placebo

Treatment - Drugs

The subjects in the supplemented group were given 200 mg.kg -1 of BCAA. The supplement was taken directly 30 minutes before the exercise test for supplement.

The control group received a placebo of the same form and size of capsule as the BCAA capsules and instructed to ingest these at the same time

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

18 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Males; young soccer players; aged 18-25years; No current chronic health problems; No consumption of any supplements or steroid anabolic drugs within the past 6 months Exclusion criteria: Smoking; injuries; acute diseases; and uncontrolled intake of any supplement or drugs (during the period).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hormonal responses. Timepoint: before, immediately post-exercise, 1, 2 and 24 hrs after the resistance. Method of measurement: hormonses concentrations determine using enzyme immunoassays (EIA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA).;C-reactive protein. Timepoint: before, immediately post-exercise, 1, 2 and 24 hrs after the resistance. Method of measurement: C-reactive protein (CRP) will measure by a highly sensitive enzyme linked immunosorbent.	—

Measure

Time frame

Hormonal responses. Timepoint: before, immediately post-exercise, 1, 2 and 24 hrs after the resistance. Method of measurement: hormonses concentrations determine using enzyme immunoassays (EIA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA).;C-reactive protein. Timepoint: before, immediately post-exercise, 1, 2 and 24 hrs after the resistance. Method of measurement: C-reactive protein (CRP) will measure by a highly sensitive enzyme linked immunosorbent.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Craeine kinase (CK). Timepoint: before, immediately post-exercise, 1, 2 and 24 hrs after the resistance. Method of measurement: serum CK activity determine by commercial kits with automatic analyzers.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Sirvan Atashak

Mahanad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahanad, Iran

s.atashak@iau-mahabad.ac.ir+98 44 2234 1002

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026