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Nutritional Support for Rehabilitation In Parkinsonism

NCT03124277 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2025-05-01

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Summary

This randomized, trial will tested the hypothesis that nutritional supplementation with whey protein, essential amino acids - mainly leucine - vitamin D and calcium would increase the efficacy of physical rehabilitation in old adults suffering from Parkinson's disease o parkinsonism

Conditions

  • Disability Physical

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Fortifit®

Best local diet + two servings (40 grams each) of powder (Fortifit®; Nutricia) which has to be dissolved in 125 ml of water. Per serving, 20 g whey protein, 3 g total leucine, 9 g carbohydrates, 3 g fat, 800 IU vitamin D, and a mixture of vitamins, minerals, and fibers.

OTHER

Control Group

Best local diet

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO

    collaborator OTHER

  • U.S. Riabilitazione Parkinson, Fondazione Gaetano e Piera Borghi di Brebbia

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

    collaborator OTHER

  • Emanuele Cereda

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michela Barichella, MD · Centro Parkinson, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO di Milano

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-26
Primary Completion
2018-01-17
Completion
2018-01-17

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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