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Nutritional Intervention for Sarcopenia

NCT03891134 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 630

Last updated 2019-03-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Sarcopenia is an age-related poor healthy outcome. nutrition intervention is one , progressive, generalized loss of muscle mass and the decrement in physical activity. Sarcopenia is associated with subsequent health hazards such as disability, falls, functional degeneration, hospitalization and death. There are similar causes between sarcopenia and constipation such as aging, reduced mobility, changes in diet and co-morbidities. Nutrition plays an important role for muscle maintenance. The trial tries to figure out the effect of enriched branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) nutrient on muscle mass, strength and physical performance of sarcopenia in the middle-aged and old people.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Branched Chain Amino Acid

Participants were purposively sampled to receive one sachet enriched BCAA twice a day(7.2g) for 5 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Taiwanese Osteoporosis Association.

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Chimei Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-12
Primary Completion
2017-02-06
Completion
2017-06-08

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