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Does creatine supplementation improve strength and power in physically active individuals on a vegan diet? a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Eur J Appl Physiol
2026
Online ahead of print
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- PubMed
- PMID 42390589
- Funding
- Supported by Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Grant AGL-2024-46).
- Competing interests
- Miguel López-Moreno reported consulting fees from Danone and Foods For Tomorrow outside the submitted work. Scott C Forbes is a scientific advisor to Bear Balanced and has received creatine donations from Creapure for research. Other authors reported no conflicts.
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| Design | Randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Model | Human |
| Sample | 20 physically active vegan adults (10 creatine, 10 placebo; 10 women and 10 men total) |
| Intervention | Creatine monohydrate 0.1 g/kg/day versus placebo while following a normocaloric vegan diet |
| Duration | 4 weeks |
| Endpoints | Skeletal muscle mass; Total body water; Body fat; Countermovement jump; Repeated-jump performance; Sprint; Handgrip; Isometric mid-thigh pull; Renal biomarkers |
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