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Efficacy of Dietary Supplementation and Physical Activity in Sarcopenic Elderly

NCT02402608 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 130

Last updated 2015-03-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This 3 months randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled supplementation trial tested the hypothesis that nutritional supplementation with whey protein, essential amino acids and vitamin D concurrent with regular, controlled physical activity would increase muscle mass, strength, physical functional, quality of life, and decrease the risk of malnutrition and inflammation in sarcopenic elderly.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

dietary supplement

oral essential amino acid (EAA), whey protein and vitamin D mixture

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

placebo

placebo consisting of an equicaloric amount of maltodextrin with the same flavour and appearance as for the intervention product

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pavia

    collaborator OTHER

  • Azienda di Servizi alla Persona di Pavia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • mariangela rondanelli, MD, PhD · University of Pavia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-11-30
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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