Creatine and Vitamin D: study protocols
6 study groups took Creatine together with Vitamin D. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Dose per serving from research: Creatine
5 study groups in 5 studies say how much Creatine participants took a day.
These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Most common: 2.5 g to 5 g, 100% of 5 study groups.
| Daily dose | Study groups |
|---|---|
| 2.5 g to 5 g | 5 |
Commonly used together
6 of 6 study groups took Creatine and Vitamin D with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.
What was given together, not what works together.
| Taken with | Study groups |
|---|---|
| Calcium | 4 |
| Whey Protein | 4 |
6 study groups
| Study | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A whey protein-based multi-ingredient nutritional supplement stimulates gains in lean body mass and strength in healthy older men: A randomized controlled trial 2017 · SUPP (multi-ingredient nutritional supplement) · Healthy men aged 60 years or older | 5 g | 1,000 IU | 20 weeks | 25 |
| A Five-Ingredient Nutritional Supplement and Home-Based Resistance Exercise Improve Lean Mass and Strength in Free-Living Elderly 2020 · Muscle5 (M5) · Sedentary or low-active, free-living men aged 65 years or older, with normal to class 1/low-risk obesity and varying degrees of age-related muscle loss | 3 g | 1,000 IU | 12 weeks | 22 |
| Effects of 12 Weeks of Essential Amino Acids (EAA)-Based Multi-Ingredient Nutritional Supplementation on Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, Muscle Power and Fatigue in Healthy Elderly Subjects: A Randomized Controlled Double-Blind Study 2019 · multi-ingredient nutritional supplement (SUPP) · Healthy men and women aged 65–80 years, not selected for a diagnosed disease; the group was described as non-sarcopenic and well-nourished | 3 g | — | 12 weeks | 19 |
| Obesity and Metabolic Disease Impair the Anabolic Response to Protein Supplementation and Resistance Exercise: A Retrospective Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial with Implications for Aging, Sarcopenic Obesity, and Weight Management 2024 · Muscle 5 (M5) · Men aged 66–91 years; older, sedentary or low-active participants, with the subgroup analysis including overweight or obese men with at least one additional metabolic-syndrome risk factor | 3 g | 1,000 IU | 12 weeks | 16 |
| The Effect of a Multi-ingredient Supplement on Resistance Training-induced Adaptations 2021 · SUPP group · Healthy young adults, male and female, mean age 22 ± 2 years, undertaking resistance exercise training | 5 g | 2,000 IU | 10 weeks | 13 |
| A 2-yr Randomized Controlled Trial on Creatine Supplementation during Exercise for Postmenopausal Bone Health 2023 · Creatine monohydrate supplementation · Postmenopausal women considered at low or moderate risk of fracture | 140 mg/kg | 10 mcg | 2 years | 120 |