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Protein and Exercise for Postmenopausal Women's Wellbeing
Led by University of Arkansas, Fayetteville · Updated on 2025-02-27
90
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
91 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if consuming a higher protein diet that includes one serving of beef each day, in combination with resistance exercise, improves wellbeing in postmenopausal women. It will also tell us about how higher protein intake changes body composition and blood values related to health. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does higher protein intake combined with resistance training improve mood and sleep in postmenopausal women? * What other health benefits to postmenopausal women experience when the follow a higher protein diet and participate in resistance exercise? Researchers will compare three groups 1) postmenopausal women living their daily lives as usual, 2) postmenopausal women consuming a higher protein diet, and 2) postmenopausal women consuming a higher protein diet and participating in resistance training. Participants will: * Consume a higher protein diet for 16 weeks * Participate in an at-home resistance training for 16 weeks * Keep a diary of their food intake, sleep habits, and mood * Have health assessments every 4 weeks
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Protein and Exercise for Postmenopausal Women's Wellbeing
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Postmenopausal women aged 50 years and older (at least 12 months since last menstrual cycle)
- Currently participate in physical activity 2-4 times per week (e.g., brisk walking, yoga, hiking, cycling, gardening)
- Participants on hormone replacement therapy for at least 6 months, statins, or antihypertensive medications are allowed
You will not qualify if you...
- Food allergies
- Dietary restrictions such as vegan, vegetarian, or lactose intolerance
- Diet-related conditions preventing higher protein intake (e.g., impaired liver function, kidney disease)
- Consuming more than 0.8 g protein/kg body weight per day
- Underweight with BMI less than 18.5
- Taking nutritional supplements
- Currently smoking or vaping
- Use of marijuana
- Drinking more than 4 alcoholic beverages per week
- Taking medications that interfere with dietary intervention outcomes (e.g., antidepressants, sleep medications)
- Sleep apnea
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index global score greater than 5 or sleeping more than 7 hours a night
- Pre-existing health conditions preventing full participation, such as diabetes (type I or II), cancer, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Don tyson Center for Agricultural Sciencers
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States, 72704
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2
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States, 72704
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Research Team
J
Jamie Baum, PhD
CONTACT
S
Samuel Attu, MS
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
3
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