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Table 1 PICOS model used in this meta-analysis

From: Attenuating Muscle Damage Biomarkers and Muscle Soreness After an Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage with Branched-Chain Amino Acid (BCAA) Supplementation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with Meta-regression

Parameter

Criteria

Population

Healthy active participants

Intervention

BCAA supplementation

Comparator

Placebo supplementation

Outcomes

CK, LDH, DOMS

Study design

Randomized controlled trials

  1. BCAA: Branched-chain amino acids, CK: Creatine kinase, LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase, DOMS: Delayed onset of muscle soreness
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