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Lean Muscle Function

NCT01616498 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2017-03-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This pilot study is designed to determine the relationship between intra-myocellular lipids and muscle contractility in fibers from obese and non-obese older adults. Obese participants are being recruited for an on-going weight loss intervention study and this application seeks approval to recruit and enroll a lean comparison group of non-obese older adults. The primary goal of this study is to characterize the contractile properties of single muscle fibers and whole muscle in healthy, non-obese individuals under the same recording conditions the investigators used for the obese population to begin to determine whether fat infiltration accounts for diminished force.

Conditions

  • Single Muscle Fibers

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Barbara Nicklas, PhD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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