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Clinical Trials/NCT01164020
NCT01164020CompletedNot Applicable

Creatine Supplementation and Cognition

University of Sao Paulo2 sites in 1 country56 target enrollmentStarted: August 2010Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
56
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
cognitive function

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Resistance training as well as creatine supplementation may be beneficial for cognitive function, such as memory and attention. Therefore, the investigators speculate that resistance training combined with creatine supplementation would promote additive benefits on cognitive function in elderly women.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
60 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • women older than 60 years old

Exclusion Criteria

  • cardiovascular diseases or muscular disturbances precluding exercise training
  • drugs affecting the cognition

Arms & Interventions

placebo control

Placebo Comparator

this only receives placebo (dextrose)

Intervention: Placebo (Dextrose) (Other)

placebo and exercise

Experimental

this is trained and receives placebo

Intervention: Placebo (Dextrose) (Other)

placebo and exercise

Experimental

this is trained and receives placebo

Intervention: Resistance training (Other)

Creatine and Exercise

Experimental

this is exercised trained and receives creatine supplementation

Intervention: Resistance training (Other)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

cognitive function

Time Frame: six months

Secondary Outcomes

  • physical capacity(six months)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Bruno Gualano

Principal Investigator

University of Sao Paulo

Study Sites (2)

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