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NCT Number: NCT01163370

Creatine Supplementation and Bone Mass

Resistance training as well as creatine supplementation may increase bone mass. Therefore, the investigators speculate that resistance training combined with creatine supplementation would promote additive benefits on bone mass in elderly women with osteopenia and osteoporosis.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteopenia Bone Diseases Bone Diseases, Metabolic Metabolic Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Osteoporosis

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

School of Medicine - Division of Rheumatology

São Paulo, 01246-903, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • osteopenia and osteoporosis
  • women older than 60 years old

Exclusion criteria

  • cardiovascular diseases or muscular disturbances precluding exercise training
  • drugs affecting bone metabolism

Treatment and study plan

creatine supplementation

Dietary Supplement

20g/d for 7 days followed by 5g/d for 23 weeks

Exercise training

Other

resistance training twice a week for 24 weeks

placebo (dextrose)

Other

20g/d for 7 days followed by 5g/d for 23 weeks

Primary outcomes

  1. bone mineral density

    Time frame: six months

Secondary outcomes

  1. cognition

    Time frame: six months

  2. physical capacity

    Time frame: six months

    including muscle strength, balance and muscle function

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Sao Paulo

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jul 15, 2010
Registry last updated
Nov 10, 2011

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