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Neuromuscular Characteristics of Strict Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians Women

NCT05576337 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2024-10-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A strict vegetarian diet includes only foods of plant-based origin and, despite being able to meet the nutritional needs of individuals of different ages, when correctly planned, it commonly offers a lower protein intake than a non-vegetarian diet. Daily protein intake directly influences the turnover of body proteins (synthesis vs. degradation rates), being important for the maintenance of skeletal muscle mass, tissue that performs metabolic functions in the body and enables the performance of tasks of daily living. In addition, the practice of strength training (ST) interferes in muscle mass increasing rates, also exerting an influence in muscle quality, strength and power increase, which are associated with better physical fitness, quality of life and health. To make these increases possible, especially in relation to morphological aspects, a higher protein intake than recommended for the general population is necessary (1.2 to 1.6 g/kg/day), which requires careful dietary planning, especially when the consumption of meat, eggs and dairy products, which are important sources of this nutrient, is excluded. Thus, the present study has two main objectives: to compare the neuromuscular characteristics of strict vegetarians (VE) and non-vegetarians (NV) (Phase 1 - cross-sectional) and the neuromuscular adaptations induced by 16 weeks of ST (Phase 2 - longitudinal).

Conditions

  • Hypertrophy

Interventions

OTHER

16 weeks of strength training protocol

16 weeks of strength training protocol

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ronei Silveira Pinto · Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

  • Claúdia Dornelles Schneider · Federal University of Healthy Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA)

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-05-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-13
Completion
2024-10-13

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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