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Egg Cholesterol Consumption, Blood Cholesterol and Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy

NCT00260442 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2025-09-29

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of dietary cholesterol administered as whole egg or egg white (control)on muscle mass gain with resistance training in a young old population of men and women (age 50-69). It is hypothesized that dietary cholesterol will be significantly associated to muscle mass gain.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Resistance Training

12 weeks, 3 times a week whole body resistance training

BEHAVIORAL

Sedentary

Absence of physical activity

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Steven E Riechman, PhD, MPH · Texas A&M University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
69 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-11-30
Primary Completion
2008-05-31
Completion
2018-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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