Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC 4.0BMJ Open
Effects of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) and/or 2-hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA) on markers of healthspan in older adults (H2AGE trial): study protocol of a randomised controlled trial at the Canadian Translational Geroscience Network
12 affiliations
- 1Bone, Muscle & Geroscience Group, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 2Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- 3Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 4Division of Geriatric Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 5Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 6Département des Sciences de l’Activité Physique, UQAM, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 7TSI Group Ltd, Ames, Iowa, USA
- 8Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 9Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 10Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- 11Medicine (Geriatrics) and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- 12School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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BibTeX
@article{hajjboutros2026effects,
title = {{Effects of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) and/or 2-hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA) on markers of healthspan in older adults (H2AGE trial): study protocol of a randomised controlled trial at the Canadian Translational Geroscience Network}},
author = {Guy Hajj-Boutros and Sarah Birtulescu and Sharmila Balram and Andréa Faust and Lucie Roussel and Stephane Bernier and Yichun Sun and Laura Vaugeois and Donald C Vinh and José A Morais and Tyler A Churchward-Venne and Richard Kremer and Giles Gouspillou and Naji Abumrad and John Rathmacher and Darren Candow and Jennifer Watt and Alexandra Papaioannou and Manuel Montero-Odasso and Chris McGlory and Gustavo Duque},
journal = {BMJ Open},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119962},
url = {https://bmjopen.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119962},
note = {CC BY-NC 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Effects of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) and/or 2-hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA) on markers of healthspan in older adults (H2AGE trial): study protocol of a randomised controlled trial at the Canadian Translational Geroscience Network
AU - Guy Hajj-Boutros
AU - Sarah Birtulescu
AU - Sharmila Balram
AU - Andréa Faust
AU - Lucie Roussel
AU - Stephane Bernier
AU - Yichun Sun
AU - Laura Vaugeois
AU - Donald C Vinh
AU - José A Morais
AU - Tyler A Churchward-Venne
AU - Richard Kremer
AU - Giles Gouspillou
AU - Naji Abumrad
AU - John Rathmacher
AU - Darren Candow
AU - Jennifer Watt
AU - Alexandra Papaioannou
AU - Manuel Montero-Odasso
AU - Chris McGlory
AU - Gustavo Duque
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/12
JO - BMJ Open
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119962
UR - https://bmjopen.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119962
SN - 2044-6055
SN - 2044-6055
ER -