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Impact of creatine supplementation and exercise training in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Eur Rev Aging Phys Act
2025
22(1):17
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- PubMed
- PMID 41062952
- PubMed Central
- PMC12506341
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- The study received no funding.
- Competing interests
- Authors declared no competing interests.
Study snapshot
| Design | Systematic review and meta-analysis |
|---|---|
| Model | Human |
| Sample | 20 articles; 1,093 participants (69% female) |
| Intervention | Creatine supplementation plus exercise training versus placebo/control plus exercise |
| Duration | Varied by included trial |
| Endpoints | One-repetition maximum strength; Fat percentage; Bone mineral density; Functional performance; Body composition |
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