Pre-sleep Protein Supplementation in British Army Recruits

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

122

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 1, 2021

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2022

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2022

Conditions
Protein-energy; ImbalanceRecoveryBody Weight
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

High protein supplement

The participants received a 60g protein bolus each evening prior to sleep from week 3 to week 12 of training.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Moderate protein supplement

The participants received a 20g protein bolus each evening prior to sleep from week 3 to week 12 of training.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Carbohydrate placebo

The participants received an isocaloric carbohydrate bolus each evening prior to sleep from week 3 to week 12 of training.

OTHER

Control: No supplementation

The participants did not receive any supplementation but instead acted as a control group doing BT only

Trial Locations (1)

CB1 1PT

Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Exeter

OTHER

lead

Anglia Ruskin University

OTHER