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Creatine can also be found in food products such as red meat and seafood or through commercially available manufactured creatine products (i.e. creatine supplementation).\n\nEvidence-based research shows that creatine supplementation improves measures of body composition and muscle performance. However, the optimal creatine supplementation protocol to achieve these benefits is unknown.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT'], 'maximumAge': '39 Years', 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': True, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* if you are 18-39 years of age\n* if you have not been performing resistance training for at least 4 weeks prior to the start of the study.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* if you are pregnant or nursing\n* have taken creatine monohydrate within 30 days prior to the start of the study\n* if you have pre-existing allergies to the placebo (corn-starch maltodextrin)'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT06604793', 'briefTitle': 'Creatine Supplementation in Young Healthy Adults', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'University of Regina'}, 'officialTitle': 'Effects of Equal-volume Creatine Supplementation With Different Dosing Strategies on Body Composition and Muscle Performance in Young Healthy Adults', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': '834'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'Creatine Bolus', 'description': '(Serving 1: 5 grams of creatine monohydrate + 3 grams of placebo in the morning; Serving 2: 8 grams of placebo in the evening) for 21 days.', 'interventionNames': ['Dietary Supplement: Creatine']}, {'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'Creatine Intermittent', 'description': '(Serving 1: 2.5 grams of creatine monohydrate + 5.5 grams of placebo in the morning; Serving 2: 2.5 grams of creatine monohydrate + 5.5 grams of placebo in the evening) for 21 days.', 'interventionNames': ['Dietary Supplement: Creatine']}, {'type': 'PLACEBO_COMPARATOR', 'label': 'Placebo', 'description': '(Servings 1: 8 grams of placebo in the morning; Serving 2: 8 grams of placebo in the evening) for 21 days.', 'interventionNames': ['Dietary Supplement: Placebo']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'Creatine', 'type': 'DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT', 'description': 'Creatine monohydrate', 'armGroupLabels': ['Creatine Bolus', 'Creatine Intermittent']}, {'name': 'Placebo', 'type': 'DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT', 'description': 'Maltodextrin', 'armGroupLabels': ['Placebo']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': 'S4S 0A2', 'city': 'Regina', 'state': 'Saskatchewan', 'status': 'RECRUITING', 'country': 'Canada', 'contacts': [{'name': 'Darren Candow', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'Darren.Candow@uregina.ca', 'phone': '306-585-4096'}], 'facility': 'University of Regina', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 50.45008, 'lon': -104.6178}}], 'centralContacts': [{'name': 'Darren Candow', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'Darren.Candow@uregina.ca', 'phone': '306-585-4906'}], 'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'Darren Candow', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'University of Regina'}]}, 'ipdSharingStatementModule': {'ipdSharing': 'NO'}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'University of Regina', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'collaborators': [{'name': 'Iovate Health Sciences International Inc', 'class': 'INDUSTRY'}], 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'investigatorTitle': 'Professor', 'investigatorFullName': 'Darren Candow', 'investigatorAffiliation': 'University of Regina'}}}}