The Effect of Insect Protein on Performance and Hypertrophy

Protein Supplementation Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Insect Protein on Performance and Hypertrophy During Eight Weeks of Resistance Training

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03034239
• Other study ID #: Insect2017
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 23, 2017
• Last updated: May 8, 2017
• Start date: March 20, 2017
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: January 2017
• Source: University of Aarhus
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose: to study the effect of insect protein on performance and hypertrophy during 8 weeks of resistance training.

Hypothesis: Insect protein supplementation enhances the effect of resistance training on muscle mass and muscle strength.

Primary outcome: Muscle hypertrophy and muscle strength

Design: Two groups of healthy young men (age: 18-30 years) with resistance training experience, but no structural resistance training performed for the last 12 months. Randomized controlled intervention study +/- insect protein (placebo group ingest isocaloric carbohydrate). Both groups perform 8 weeks of progressive resistance training (4/week) aiming to induce muscle hypertrophy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 18
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: May 1, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy young men (age: 18-30 years) with experience in resistance training

• 2 hours of physical exercise per week or more

Exclusion Criteria:

• No structural resistance training for the last 12 months

• No injuries

• No smoking

• No ingesting of protein or creating supplementations

• No use of medicine which may influence the adaptation to strength training

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hypertrophy
• Protein Supplementation

Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
• Protein supplementation
+ insect protein

Other:
• Resistance training
Resistance exercise

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Aarhus University, Department for Public Health, Section for Sport Science	Aarhus

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Aarhus

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Muscle hypertrophy	muscle mass measured by DXA-scan	8 weeks
Secondary	Muscle Strength	muscle strength measured by maximal isometric muscle strength, 1RM at bench press and leg press and 80% 1RM to fatigue in bech and leg press	8 weeks