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Effect of Strength Training and Protein Supplementation on Muscles in the Very-old

NCT01997320 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2015-10-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Three months intervention study, investigating the effect of nutrient supplementation (including 20g of milk protein) twice daily with or without additional heavy resistance exercise three times weekly on muscle size, structure and function in 30 subjects at least 83 years of age.

Primary hypothesis is that the group conducting exercise improves muscle size, structure and function.

Conditions

  • Ageing

Interventions

OTHER

Heavy resistance exercise and nutrition

Heavy resistance exercise of the lower extremities three times weekly for 12 weeks.

OTHER

Nutrition supplement

Two daily administrations of nutrient supplementation, each containing 20g of milk protein.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bispebjerg Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Kjaer, MD, Proff. · Head of department

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
83 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-10-31
Completion
2015-10-31

Countries

  • Denmark

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