Oral 'Breath Test' to Measure Anabolic Sensitivity to a Protein Meal Across the Age and Physical … (NCT06744491) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Oral 'Breath Test' to Measure Anabolic Sensitivity to a Protein Meal Across the Age and Physical Activity Spectrum
Canada80 participantsStarted 2024-12-20
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to determine how anabolic sensitivity, in response to the ingestion of a liquid protein meal, differs across the lifespan, between biological sexes, and with varying physical activity levels.
Who can participate
Age range8 Years – 80 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Healthy will be defined as screened by the PAR-Q+ (The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for everyone)
* Chronological age for Healthy Young (age: 18-35 years) or Older (age: 60-80 years) adults
* Chronological age between 8 to 16 years, with maturity offset \< -1 year from age of Peak Height Velocity (aPHV) for children and between -0.5 to +1.5 years from aPHV in adolescent participants
* BMI between normal to overweight (18.5 - 29.9 kg/m2)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory dugs (with the exception of daily low-dose aspirin)
* use of anticoagulants
* use of a walker, cane, or assistive walking device
* infectious or gastrointestinal disease
* inability to comply with study protocol (e.g., unable to track diet)
* regular tobacco use
* self-reported illicit drug use (e.g., growth hormone, testosterone, etc.)
* diagnosed chronic illness (e.g., type 2 diabetes, heart disease, thyroid disease)
* pregnant
* hormonal replacement therapy