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Effects of Dietary Supplements on Sarcopenic Elders

NCT03860194 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 85

Last updated 2019-03-20

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Summary

Sarcopenia is defined as a syndrome characterized by decline of skeletal muscle mass and strength or an alteration in physical function. Although some studies showed nutritional supplementation alone might have health benefits for older sarcopenic patients, the results were inconsistent and remain controversial. The objective of this study was to evaluate if a sufficient protein diet including supplements with leucine-enriched whey protein and vitamin D can lead to better improvement than sufficient dietary protein alone in maintaining muscle mass and strength among sarcopenic elders.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Protison with High Protein 51(Original Flavor)

Contents of each supplement sachet has a calorie of 88 kcal, 12.8 g protein( including 8.5 g whey protein concentrate), 1.2 g leucine, 7.3 g carbohydrates, 0.8 g fat and 120 IU vitamin D per serving. This supplement was added 200 ml water and stirred well, then drank before meal.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chih-Chien Lin · Family Medicine department

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-22
Primary Completion
2017-12-30
Completion
2017-12-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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