Actively Recruiting
Protein Requirements for Active Children
Led by Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute · Updated on 2025-12-30
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
254 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
There is reason to believe the current dietary reference intakes for dietary protein for children are too low. Furthermore, children with high levels of physical activity and fitness may require a higher requirement. To better understand the protein requirements in minimally and highly physically fit and active children 8-10 y old, investigators will use the indicator amino acid oxidation technique.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Protein Requirements for Active Children
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Boys or girls aged 8 to 10 years
- All races and ethnicities
- Children with normal weight (BMI less than 85th percentile) confirmed under MI Energy study
- Willingness to stop nutritional supplements (e.g., multivitamins, vitamin D, fish oil, probiotics) for at least 2 weeks before each testing visit
- Children without infections requiring antibiotics, willing to reschedule testing after at least 2 months post antibiotic treatment
- Children without viral infections like diarrhea, cold, or flu, willing to reschedule testing after at least 2 weeks following symptom resolution
- Children classified as sedentary or active based on peak oxygen uptake and accelerometer data from MI Energy study
- Children who completed National Survey of Children's Health and Youth Risk Behavior Survey questionnaire during MI Energy study
- Children who completed DXA measures during MI Energy study
- Parental consent for future contact and use of MI Energy study data and biological samples for related research
You will not qualify if you...
- Participants excluded from MI Energy study
- Children with changes in medical history affecting participation or outcomes as determined by the principal investigator
- Weight loss greater than 3 kg in the last 6 months
- Taking medications known to affect protein metabolism
- Diagnosis of phenylketonuria
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72203
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
T
Tonja C Nolen, MS
CONTACT
A
Audrey Martinez, MS, RD, LD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
0
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