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Immobilization and Protein Supplementation (IM-PRO)

NCT01588808 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2013-07-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In the present study, the effects of 5 days of lower limb immobilization with or without twice-daily protein supplementation on muscle mass and muscle fiber characteristics will be determined. A young group will be included to compare the changes in muscle mass and muscle fiber characteristics between young and old men.

Conditions

  • Disuse Atrophy
  • Aging

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Immobilization

Immobilization with protein (elderlY), immobilization without protein (elderly and young)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Luc JC van Loon, PhD · Maastricht UMC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-02-28
Completion
2013-02-28

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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