A Single Dose of Prednisolone as a Modulator of Undercarboxylated Osteocalcin and Insulin Sensitivity Post-Exercise in Healthy Young Men: A Study Protocol

Itamar Levinger   ¹ , PhD ;   Tara C Brennan-Speranza   ² , PhD ;   Nigel K Stepto   ¹ , PhD ;   George Jerums   ³ , MBBS, MD, FRACP ;   Lewan Parker   ¹ , BSpExSc(Hons) ;   Glenn K McConell   ¹ , PhD ;   Mitchell Anderson   ¹ , MBBS, BPhysio, B.Sci, DipSurg.Anat ;   Andrew Garnham   ⁴ , MBBS, DipRACOG, FACSP ;   David L Hare   ⁵ , MBBS, FRACP, DPM ;   Peter R Ebeling   ⁶ , MBBS, MD, FRACP ;   Ego Seeman   ³ , MBBS, MD, FRACP

¹ Clinical Exercise Science Research Program, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

² Department of Physiology, Bosch Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

³ University of Melbourne and the Department of Endocrinology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia

⁴ School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia

⁵ University of Melbourne and the Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia

⁶ Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences,, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia