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Effects of Daily Nutritional Supplementation in Combination With a Eurhythmics Training (NUDAL)

NCT01539200 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2014-03-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Malnutrition and lack of regular exercise are often found in older adults and have been identified as important risk factors for independence loss and nursing home admission in older community-dwelling adults.

Existing evidence suggests that high protein nutritional supplements can increase skeletal muscle protein synthesis following exercise in older individuals. However, increase of muscle strength by resistance training does not decrease the rate of falls and is not necessarily linked to an improvement of physical function. In contrast to resistance training, T'ai Chi, dance and eurhythmics have been shown to decrease fall incidence and improve mobility and physical function in older adults. The investigators will examine the combination of eurhythmics and high protein nutritional supplements.

The aim of the study is to investigate whether there is an increase in normal walking velocity due to the nutritional supplement on top of once weekly Jacques-Delacroze Eurhythmics training.

Conditions

  • Improvement of Functionality

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

ONS+JDR

Oral Nutritional Supplement with Jacques-Delacroze Eurythmic training

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

JDR

Jacques-Delacroze Eurythmic training with placebo ONS

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Reto W Kressig, MD · Chair of Geriatrics, Medical Faculty, Chief, Department of Acute Geriatrics, University Hospital, Basel

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-01-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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