Effect of Carnitine Supplementation and Resistance Training on Skeletal Muscle Function

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 1, 2017

Primary Completion Date

July 7, 2018

Study Completion Date

July 7, 2018

Conditions
Sarcopenia
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

L-carnitine supplementation

Supplementation of 1000 mg L-carnitine-L-tartrate in combination with 3000 mg L-leucine per day throughout the study period.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Leucine supplementation

Supplementation of 4000 mg L-leucine per day throughout the study period.

PROCEDURE

Resistance training

Resistance training at the gym, twice a week for 24 weeks (48 training units in total).

Trial Locations (1)

80-336

University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Medical University of Gdansk

OTHER

collaborator

National Science Centre, Poland

OTHER_GOV

lead

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport

OTHER

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