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Citrulline and Protein Metabolism in the Malnourished Elderly People

NCT00714675 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2013-12-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a supplementation of citrulline for three weeks in elderly malnourished and hospitalised subjects on muscle protein synthesis.

Conditions

  • Metabolism
  • Elderly

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Citrulline

1 unit of 10 g L-Citrulline, 1 time on morning during 21 days

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Amino acids

1 unit of an equivalent quantity of iso nitrogenous of non-essential amino acids(alanine, aspartate, glycine, serine, histidine, proline), 1 time on morning during 21 days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kyowa Hakko Kogyo (Japan) providing the amino acids

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jean-Claude Melchior · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-01-31
Completion
2013-01-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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