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A 2-yr Randomized Controlled Trial on Creatine Supplementation during Exercise for Postmenopausal Bone Health.
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- What was studied
- A two-year randomized trial tested whether creatine added to resistance training and walking improved bone and physical outcomes in postmenopausal women.
- Who / model studied
- Two hundred thirty-seven postmenopausal women, mean age 59 years, were randomized.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Creatine monohydrate 0.14 g/kg/day or placebo accompanied resistance training three days weekly and walking six days weekly for two years.
- What the study found
- Creatine did not improve femoral-neck, total-hip or lumbar-spine BMD or 1-RM strength. Some femoral geometry measures and 80-m walking time favored creatine; lean-mass benefit appeared only in a completer subanalysis.
- Limitations & context
- Bone geometry is a surrogate, not fracture prevention. Both groups exercised, and the lean-mass result was a completer subanalysis. Kidney-related adverse events did not differ significantly between groups.
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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003202