Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2008
Creatine supplementation improves muscular performance in older women.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
- Creatine supplementation protocols with or without training interventions on body composition: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Females Taking Oral Creatine Monohydrate: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
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- Impact of Short-Term Creatine Supplementation on Muscular Performance among Breast Cancer Survivors.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- The Effects of Creatine Monohydrate Loading on Exercise Recovery in Active Women throughout the Menstrual Cycle.Nutrients · 2023Trial
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- Effects of 12 Weeks of Essential Amino Acids (EAA)-Based Multi-Ingredient Nutritional Supplementation on Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, Muscle Power and Fatigue in Healthy Elderly Subjects: A Randomized Controlled Double-Blind Study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2019Trial
- Effect of Creatine Supplementation Dosing Strategies on Aging Muscle Performance.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2019Trial
- Creatine supplementation post-exercise does not enhance training-induced adaptations in middle to older aged males.European journal of applied physiology · 2014Trial
- Long-term creatine supplementation improves muscular performance during resistance training in older women.European journal of applied physiology · 2013Trial
- Creatine in women's health: bridging the gap from menstruation through pregnancy to menopause.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Review
- Eight weeks of creatine monohydrate supplementation is associated with increased muscle strength and size in Alzheimer's disease: data from a single-arm pilot study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Creatine Supplementation to Improve Sarcopenia in Chronic Liver Disease: Facts and Perspectives.Nutrients · 2023Review
- The role of nutraceuticals in heart failure muscle wasting as a result of inflammatory activity. The International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP) Position Paper.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2023Article
- Exercise and Creatine Supplementation to Augment the Adaptation of Exercise Training Among Breast Cancer Survivors Completing Chemotherapy: Protocol for an Open-label Randomized Controlled Trial (the THRIVE Study).JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- The impact of resistance training on body composition, muscle strength, and functional fitness in older women (45-80 years): A systematic review (2010-2020).Women (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Pharmacological Treatment of Sarcopenia.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2021Article
- Review
- Potential of Creatine in Glucose Management and Diabetes.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Common questions and misconceptions about creatine supplementation: what does the scientific evidence really show?Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2021Review
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Muscle power and strength decrease with age leading to reduced independence and increased health risk from falls. Creatine supplementation can increase muscle power and strength. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 7 days of creatine supplementation on body composition, muscular strength, and lower-body motor functional performance in older women. Thirty 58-71 year old women performed three test sessions (T1-T3) each separated by one week. Each session consisted of one repetition maximum tests for bench press and leg press, and isometric hand-grip, tandem gait, upper-body ergometer, and lower-body ergometer tests. Following T2, subjects were assigned to a creatine monohydrate (0.3 g kg body mass(-1) for 7 days) (CR: 63.31 +/- 1.22 year, 160.00 +/- 1.58 cm, 67.11 +/- 4.38 kg) or a placebo (PL: 62.98 +/- 1.11 year, 162.25 +/- 2.09 cm, 67.84 +/- 3.90 kg) supplementation group. CR significantly (P < 0.05) increased bench press (1.7 +/- 0.4 kg), leg press (5.2 +/- 1.8 kg), body mass (0.49 +/- 0.04 kg) and fat free mass (0.52 +/- 0.05) and decreased completion time on the functional tandem gait tests from T2-T3. No significant changes were found for PL on any of the measured variables. No adverse side-effects were reported by either group. Short-term creatine supplementation resulted in an increase in strength, power, and lower-body motor functional performance in older women without any adverse side effects.
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