The Effect of L-Citrulline and Citrulline Malate Supplementation on Resistance Training Performance

Phase 2

• Conditions: Resistance training performance.

• Registration Number: IRCT20221128056642N1
• Lead Sponsor: Razi university

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 7 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy men living in Kermanshah with an age range between 18 and 35 years
History of resistance training at least 3 sessions per week in the last six months
Body mass index 18.5 to 29.99 (kg/m2)

Exclusion Criteria

Smoking
Current or past use of anabolic androgenic steroids
Consuming performance-enhancing supplements affecting the research results (including creatine, HMB, beta-alanine and NO stimulants) in the four weeks leading up to the start of the research, or taking L-citrulline or citrulline malate supplements in the past year
Suffering from musculoskeletal injuries affecting the process of performing resistance training exercises
Having any acute or chronic disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Resistance training performance. Timepoint: Acute phase: three acute research sessions with an interval of one week from each other. Chronic phase: one research session before and one session at the end of the eight-week protocol. Method of measurement: Recording the number of repetitions performed in each set of resistance training - recording the rate of perceived exertion using the Borg scale - measuring muscle soreness using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood factors (Lactate and Nitric Oxide). Timepoint: Acute phase: three acute research sessions with an interval of one week from each other. Chronic phase: one research session before and one session at the end of the eight-week protocol. Method of measurement: Blood sampling from each subject before and after each main research session.