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Milk Vs Wheat Protein Intake to Maximize Whole-body Protein Synthesis Rates in Healthy Older Adults

NCT06783075 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2025-01-20

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Summary

Dietary protein intake is essential for tissue renewal and growth. Current recommendations for protein intake are based on studies using egg protein as reference protein. Egg protein is an animal-based protein with a high quality. Protein quality is determined by the composition of (essential) amino acids and digestibility. Therefore, different proteins have a different quality. Due to the environmental crisis, an increasing number of people consumes more plant-based proteins. These plant-based proteins often have a lower protein quality compared to animal-based proteins. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate whether optimal protein intake depend on protein quality. The optimal protein intake of an animal-based protein with a high quality (milk) will be compared to the optimal protein intake of a plant-based protein with a low quality (wheat).

Conditions

  • Protein Metabolism

Interventions

OTHER

MILK

Drink containing amino acids in the composition of milk protein

OTHER

WHEAT

Drink containing amino acids in the composition of wheat protein

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-01
Primary Completion
2027-01-01
Completion
2027-01-01

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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