Status:
RECRUITING
Insect vs Animal Protein for Building Muscle
Lead Sponsor:
University of Surrey
Collaborating Sponsors:
Aberystwyth University
Conditions:
Cricket Protein
Whey Protein
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This research is being carried out to investigate the potential of insects (crickets) as a sustainable protein source for supporting human muscle tissue by comparing cricket protein to a commonly used...
Detailed Description
Aims 1. To investigate the impact of insect (cricket) compared to animal (whey) protein on skeletal muscle anabolism (building and repair of muscle tissue) following a bout of resistance exercise. 2....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult males and females in general good health (aged 18+)
- BMI between 18.5 and 35 kg/m2
- Weight stable for 3 months (± 2 kg)
- Volunteers must be able and willing to give informed written consent
- Volunteers must be willing to provide blood and muscle tissue samples
- Volunteers must have been resistance training at least 3x per week for a minimum of 2 years
- Volunteers must be willing to follow a resistance training programme and consume a daily protein supplement for 12 weeks
- Not allergic to local anaesthetic
Exclusion
- Injury or illness that prevents the adherence to 12 weeks resistance training and protein supplementation
- Those with metabolic conditions such as diabetes
- Those taking nutritional ergogenic aids (e.g. creatine, beta-alanine, sodium bicarbonate, dietary nitrate etc.)
- Those smoking, using nicotine products (e.g., e-cigarettes, patches) or not abstained from these activities for more than 6 months
- Pregnant or lactating (those who become pregnant during this study must notify the researchers immediately and the participant will be removed)
- Volunteers with a habitual caffeine intake \>400 mg/day (more than 5 cups standard coffee)
- Drug or alcohol abuse in the last 2 years
- Those who are taking performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) or have previously taken PEDs in the previous 10 years
- Those who do not refrain from alcohol, caffeine containing drinks (e.g., coffee, coca cola, tea, Red Bull) and strenuous exercise 12 hours before the phase 1 visit
- Those with food allergies
- Those following weight loss diets
- Those who are vegan, vegetarian or refrain from dairy/egg consumption
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07159919
Start Date
September 1 2025
End Date
January 1 2027
Last Update
September 8 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of Surrey, Stag Hill Campus
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom, GU2 7XH