The Study
Comparative Effects of Creatine Monohydrate and Creatine Hydrochloride Supplementation on Strength and Body Composition in Elite Team-Sport Athletes
This study gave different kinds of creatine to athletes and saw that they got stronger and gained muscle, compared to those who took nothing. But we can't say for sure the creatine caused it because we don't know if everyone was blind to what they were taking.
Analysis score
Maximum 90 for a randomized controlled trial.
Where the score came from
Athletes took either one of two types of creatine pills or fake pills for six weeks to see which made them stronger and added more muscle.
Where does this study sit?
Reviews of RCTs (Meta-analyses)
Max 100Randomized Trials
Max 90Reviews of Cohort Studies
Max 85Cohort Studies
Max 72Reviews of Case-Control Studies
Max 63Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional & Case Series
Max 50Expert Opinion
Max 547 / 100
Quality score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. The gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
Key takeaways
Summary
Based on the study abstract and findings.
- 1Yes — getting stronger and adding muscle matters a lot for athletes competing in team sports.
- 2Both types of creatine made athletes stronger and added muscle compared to fake pills.
- 3The two creatines worked the same.
Score breakdown, methodology, conflicts of interest, evidence analysis & raw study data
Publication
Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
Year
2025
Authors
P. Solanki, Shiv Kumar, Krishan Kumar
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Claims (4)
Taking creatine supplements increases muscle performance in humans.
In elite male team-sport athletes, taking creatine monohydrate or creatine hydrochloride for six weeks results in the same increase in strength and fat-free mass.
Elite male team-sport athletes who take creatine for six weeks gain more strength and fat-free mass than those who take a placebo.
Among elite male team-sport athletes, taking creatine monohydrate or creatine hydrochloride for six weeks increases strength in the bench press and squat and increases fat-free mass compared to a placebo, with no difference in effect between the two forms of creatine.
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