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Exercise and Nutritional Intervention for Deconditioned Older Adults

NCT01115530 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2012-04-13

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Summary

In this study we will evaluate whether the addition of a formal lower extremity resistance exercise training program and/or a nutritional supplement will improve the functional recovery of older adult veterans participating in a geriatric rehabilitation program for deconditioning. Specifically, subjects admitted to a geriatric inpatient rehabilitation program with a diagnosis of deconditioning will be randomly assigned to one of four groups; 1) Control/standard rehabilitation program, 2) Standard rehabilitation plus resistance exercise twice per week, 3) Standard rehabilitation plus a daily nutritional supplement, 4) Standard rehabilitation plus the resistance exercise and the nutritional supplement. Subjects will participate in each program for 12 weeks. At the beginning and end of the study we will measure lower extremity strength, walking speed, and overall function (using the standardized Functional Independence Measure), and compare the changes in each group.

Conditions

  • Muscle Weakness

Interventions

OTHER

Resistance exercise

Lower extremity resistance exercise (leg press/knee extension) twice per week for 12 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Protein and HMB (see below) supplement

Ingested twice daily for 12 weeks Active components include: Protein and B-hydroxy-B -methylbutyrate

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Patrick Kortebein, MD · Central Arkansas VHS Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Ctr, Little Rock

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-07-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • United States

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