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Can creatine help keep muscle while people take weight loss drugs?

Recruiting · University of Saskatchewan

What this means

This is a trial that is still signing up people, so no results exist yet. It will test whether strength training plus creatine can protect muscle during GLP-1 drug weight loss.

Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.

Status
Recruiting
Who can join
Ages 18 and over
Where
1 site

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The science

Registered title
Creatine Supplementation During GLP-1a Therapy
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
interventional
Conditions
Sarcopenia
What is tested
Dietary supplementation during a 12 week resistance-training program (creatine), Dietary supplementation during a 12 week resistance-training program (placebo)
Sponsor
University of Saskatchewan
Ages
18 Years to no maximum
Dates
First posted Jun 4, 2026 · updated Jun 4, 2026

Registry summary

GLP-1 receptor agonists are effective for weight loss, but significant muscle mass is lost as a proportion of this weight loss. This study combines resistance-training and creatine supplementation to try to prevent this loss of muscle mass.

Sites (1)

  • University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK - Saskatchewan, Canada

Related treatments

GLP-1 drugs

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