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Creatine monohydrate improved cycling Wingate performance but not cognitive function in young active males and females
Res Sports Med
2026
34(5):575-589
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- PubMed
- PMID 41960895
- Funding
- Several investigators reported personal research grants from CNPq and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).
- Competing interests
- Bryan Saunders and Hamilton Roschel previously received creatine and placebo supplements from Alzchem free of charge for research; the company was reported to have no role in study design, data collection, analysis or interpretation.
Study snapshot
| Design | Parallel-group placebo-controlled supplementation trial |
|---|---|
| Model | Human |
| Sample | 40 healthy physically active adults (20 men, 20 women) |
| Intervention | 20 g/day creatine monohydrate or maltodextrin placebo for 7 days |
| Duration | 7 days |
| Endpoints | Wingate mean power; Wingate peak power; Stroop tests; Trail-making tests |
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