Creatine or Vitamin D Supplementation in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Resistance Training
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
- Enrollment
- 14
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Body Mass Index
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of creatine monohydrate or vitamin D supplementation on strength gains following a traditional resistance training program for adults with spinal cord injury.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Spinal cord injury
- •Minimum time since injury: 3 months
Exclusion Criteria
- •Participation in resistance training programmes in the previous 6 months
- •Creatine or vitamin D supplementation in the previous 6 months
Arms & Interventions
Placebo
Daily supplementation with 3g of dextrose during eight weeks and placebo ampoules each two weeks.
Intervention: Placebo (Dietary Supplement)
Vitamin D
Daily supplementation with 3g of dextrose during eight weeks. Vitamin D supplementation, 25000 IU each two weeks.
Intervention: Vitamin D (Dietary Supplement)
Creatine
Daily supplementation with 3g of monohydrate creatine during eight weeks. Placebo ampoules each two weeks.
Intervention: Creatine (Dietary Supplement)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Body Mass Index
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Sum of 4 skinfold
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Triceps, Biceps, Subscapular and Iliac crest
Corrected Arm Muscle Area
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Seated Medicinal Ball Throw
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Handgrip Strength with Hand Dynamometer
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Manual Wheelchair Slalom Test
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Samuel Amorim
Bsc
Universidade do Porto