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Dietary Supplements and Aging Muscle

NCT01057082 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2012-03-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether older adults (ages 65-89) who consume the dietary supplement Juven (Abbott Laboratories) versus placebo for 6 months will demonstrate increases in fat-free mass, muscle volume,and physical function.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Juven

Participants in the treatment arm will be asked to consume 2 packets of Juven drink mix each day for a period of six months.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Juven

Participants in the placebo arm will be asked to consume two packets of an orange-flavored drink mix each day for a period of six months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amy C Ellis, MPH · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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