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Assessment of Physical Performance After Oral Supplementation of Magnesium in a Sample of Old Women in Good Health

NCT01971424 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2013-10-29

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Summary

Magnesium deficiency is associated also in the elderly with low physical performance; nevertheless trials about the effect of supplementation of magnesium on physical performance are not available in old people. The aim of our study is to investigate whether 12-weeks of oral magnesium supplementation improves physical performance in healthy elderly women

Conditions

  • Age Related Muscle Loss

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Mg oxide

OTHER

healthy diet

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Padova

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-03-31
Completion
2013-03-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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