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Does Potassium Bicarbonate Improve the Effect of Dietary Protein on Bone and Muscle?

NCT00730184 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2008-08-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether adding the basic salt potassium bicarbonate to the diet will have a positive effect on how dietary protein affects your bone and muscle.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

potassium bicarbonate

90 mmol/d given as 4 tablets after each meal, with a full glass of water

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo (microcrystalline cellulose)

Given as 4 tablets after each meal, with a full glass of water

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tufts University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD · Tufts University

  • Lisa Ceglia, MD · Tufts University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-02-28
Primary Completion
2007-11-30
Completion
2007-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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