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Effects of a Supplement Enriched in Hydroxymethylbutyrate and Vitamin D on Muscle Strength in Hip Fracture

NCT01850251 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2

Last updated 2015-08-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a nutritional supplement high in protein and energy, and enriched with hydroxymethylbutyrate (HMB) and vitamin D is more effective than a standard nutritional supplement high in protein and energy in improving muscle strength in elderly patients with hip fracture.

Conditions

  • Hip Fractures

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Supplement with HMB and vitamin D

High protein, high calorie nutritional supplement enriched with hydroxymethylbutyrate and vitamin D.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Standard nutritional supplement

High protein, high calorie nutritional supplement.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abbott

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maria T Forga, MD · Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

  • Joan Trabal, RD, MS · Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

  • Pere Leyes, MD · Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

  • Salvi Prat, MD, PhD · Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

  • Margarita Navarro, MD · Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-06-30
Primary Completion
2015-03-31
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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