Changes in Body Composition When Ingesting a Dairy Compound Enriched With Leucine (LEUCI)

May 20, 2020 updated by: Francisco Javier López Román, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Randomized Clinical Trial on Changes in Body Composition When Ingesting a Dairy Compound Enriched With Leucine Daily for 3 Months

Controlled clinical trial, randomized by strata (sex and period of the study), with 6 parallel branches to the study depending on the type of product consumed and the type of physical exercise program performed, double-blind masked for the consumption of the product and single-center.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The subjects that meet the selection criteria will make a total of seven visits to the research laboratory (two of them to collect product) and will carry out the pre-established tests in the protocol. Subsequently, a statistical analysis will be carried out with the variables measured in the study to obtain results.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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142

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Murcia, Spain, 30107
        • Catholic University of Murcia

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

55 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects of both sexes with age between 55-70 years.
  • Body mass index less than 35.
  • Subjects who have given written informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Consumption during the 6 months prior to the study of functional food enriched with leucine or nutritional supplement based on protein concentrate or that presents in its chemical composition leucine.
  • Presence of absolute or relative contraindications ruled by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM, 1995), during the performance of stress tests.
  • Presence of chronic diseases that prevent the performance of a physical exercise program or an exercise test (disabling arthropathies, moderate / severe chronic lung diseases, ischemic heart disease under treatment, arrhythmias, etc).
  • Abuse in the ingestion of alcohol.
  • Present hypersensitivity or intolerance to any of the components of the products under study.
  • Inability to understand informed consent.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Experimental group 1 (TS + placebo)

Training twice a week, with wave periodization. Traditional training (TS) in two circuits. Each exercise is separated by a rest period of 3 minutes and 5 minutes between circuits.

Daily consumption for 3 months of placebo milk.
Dietary supplement: dietary supplement consumption

Consumption of the product under study for 3 months, milk placebo or experimental product (leucine milk).

In addition, 5 of the arms perform physical activity training
Experimental: Experimental group 2 (TS + leucine)

Training twice a week, with wave periodization. Traditional training (TS) in two circuits. Each exercise is separated by a rest period of 3 minutes and 5 minutes between circuits.

Daily consumption for 3 months of milk enriched with leucine.
Dietary supplement: dietary supplement consumption

Consumption of the product under study for 3 months, milk placebo or experimental product (leucine milk).

In addition, 5 of the arms perform physical activity training
Experimental: Experimental group 3 (HRC + placebo)

Training twice a week, with wave periodization. High intensity training (HRC) on two circuits. Each exercise is separated by a rest period of 35 seconds and 5 minutes between circuits.

Daily consumption for 3 months of placebo milk.
Dietary supplement: dietary supplement consumption

Consumption of the product under study for 3 months, milk placebo or experimental product (leucine milk).

In addition, 5 of the arms perform physical activity training
Experimental: Experimental group 4 (HRC + leucine)

Training twice a week, with wave periodization. High intensity training (HRC) on two circuits. Each exercise is separated by a rest period of 35 seconds and 5 minutes between circuits.

Daily consumption for 3 months of milk enriched with leucine.
Dietary supplement: dietary supplement consumption

Consumption of the product under study for 3 months, milk placebo or experimental product (leucine milk).

In addition, 5 of the arms perform physical activity training
Experimental: Experimental group 5 (no physical exercise + leucine)

The subjects will not carry out any type of physical activity.

Daily consumption for 3 months of milk enriched with leucine.
Dietary supplement: dietary supplement consumption

Consumption of the product under study for 3 months, milk placebo or experimental product (leucine milk).

In addition, 5 of the arms perform physical activity training
No Intervention: Control (no physical exercise + placebo)

The subjects will not carry out any type of physical activity.

Daily consumption for 3 months of placebo milk.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Muscle mass
Time Frame: Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Total fat mass
Time Frame: Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Total fat free mass
Time Frame: Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Fat free mass on upper limb
Time Frame: Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Upper limb fat mass
Time Frame: Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Fat-free mass in the lower limb
Time Frame: Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Lower limb fat mass
Time Frame: Change of this measurement at 3 months.
Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Change of this measurement at 3 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Elbow extension
Time Frame: This measurement is carried out in each of the groups, at the beginning (baseline) and at 3 months (end).
Upper limb isokinetic dynamometry. The angular velocities used were 60 ° · s-1 and 270 ° · s-1. The variables measured for each of them were maximum isokinetic torque, maximum isokinetic torque in relation to body weight, total work and average power.
This measurement is carried out in each of the groups, at the beginning (baseline) and at 3 months (end).
Elbow flexion
Time Frame: This measurement is carried out in each of the groups, at the beginning (baseline) and at 3 months (end).
Upper limb isokinetic dynamometry. The angular velocities used were 60 ° · s-1 and 270 ° · s-1. The variables measured for each of them were maximum isokinetic torque, maximum isokinetic torque in relation to body weight, total work and average power.
This measurement is carried out in each of the groups, at the beginning (baseline) and at 3 months (end).
Knee extension
Time Frame: This measurement is carried out in each of the groups, at the beginning (baseline) and at 3 months (end).
Lower limb isokinetic dynamometry. The angular velocities used were 60 ° · s-1 and 270 ° · s-1. The variables measured for each of them were maximum isokinetic torque, maximum isokinetic torque in relation to body weight, total work and average power.
This measurement is carried out in each of the groups, at the beginning (baseline) and at 3 months (end).
Knee flexion
Time Frame: This measurement is carried out in each of the groups, at the beginning (baseline) and at 3 months (end).
Lower limb isokinetic dynamometry. The angular velocities used were 60 ° · s-1 and 270 ° · s-1. The variables measured for each of them were maximum isokinetic torque, maximum isokinetic torque in relation to body weight, total work and average power.
This measurement is carried out in each of the groups, at the beginning (baseline) and at 3 months (end).
Blood samples: Glycid metabolism and lipid metabolism.
Time Frame: Blood samples will be taken twice, once at baseline, at the beginning of the trial and once at the end after 3 months.
Basic glucemia, total cholesterol, cholesterol HDL, cholesterol LDL, , triglycerides.
Blood samples will be taken twice, once at baseline, at the beginning of the trial and once at the end after 3 months.
Liver safety variables
Time Frame: Blood samples will be taken twice, once at baseline, at the beginning of the trial and once at the end after 3 months.
It is a blood test that measures the presence of some enzymes, proteins and bilirubin in the blood, with the aim of determining if there is any alteration in the liver.
Blood samples will be taken twice, once at baseline, at the beginning of the trial and once at the end after 3 months.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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November 15, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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February 15, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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April 30, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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April 8, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 11, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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April 14, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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May 21, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 20, 2020

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2020

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Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • UCAMCFE-00013

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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