Overnight Post-Exercise Recovery After Protein Ingestion Prior to Sleep

Protein Ingestion Prior to Sleep as a Dietary Strategy to Improve Post-exercise, Overnight Recovery.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00991523

Enrollment

Registered

2009-10-08

Start date

2009-10-31

Completion date

2010-12-31

Last updated

2011-04-20

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Conditions

Exercise, Resistance Training

Keywords

resistance, exercise, protein, recovery

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of post-exercise protein ingestion prior to sleep on overnight protein kinetics and muscle recovery.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTprotein

protein

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTplacebo

placebo control

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

20 Years to 30 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Male * Age between 20 and 30 years * Healthy, recreationally active * BMI \<25 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

* Use of medication

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
muscle protein synthesis	10 hours

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026