Resistance Exercise in Healthy Men

The Effect of Age and Dietary Protein Intake on Myocellular Characteristics Following a Single Bout of Resistance Exercise in Healthy Men

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01220037

Enrollment

Registered

2010-10-13

Start date

2010-04-30

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2013-10-28

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Conditions

Single Bout of Resistance Type Exercise, Standardized Diet

Brief summary

In the present study, the effects of age and dietary intake will be assessed on myocellular characteristics during 72 hours after a resistance type exercise session.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALAdhere to a specific standardized diet for 4 days

24 h before the start of the intervention all subjects will adhere to a standardized diet for 4 days. Young subjects are randomly allocated to either a low protein diet, regular protein diet or high protein diet group. All elderly subjects will adhere to a regular protein diet comparable to the regular protein diet of the young subjects.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* healthy men between the ages of 18-30 or 70-85 years

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects with a recent history or current state of cardiovascular disease, COPD, Parkinson, rheumatoid arthritis, musculoskeletal/orthopaedic disorders, renal disorder, cognitive impairment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Muscle fiber myonuclear and stem cell content	baseline

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 22, 2026