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Nutritional Supplementation in the Elderly With Weight Loss

NCT04350762 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4

Last updated 2023-05-06

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Summary

Many elderly experience weight loss and weakness with normal aging. Although there is extensive literature regarding nutritional advice for the elderly, there are few well- designed studies evaluating the effect of oral nutrition supplements in patients with weight loss and aging. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of dietary prescription with or without nutrition supplementation that includes soy protein, whey protein and fish oil in elderly patients who have suffered unintentional weight loss.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Protein shake + Fish Oil

2 shakes of protein as well as 1 fish oil daily.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Zhaoping Li · University of California, Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-05
Primary Completion
2020-09-15
Completion
2020-12-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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