Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00935610
Effect of Immunocal® With Exercise Versus Casein With Exercise on Aging Processes in Elderly Persons
Effect of the Cysteine-rich Whey Protein Isolate (Immunocal®) in Combination With Physical Exercise on Muscle Function, Body Composition and Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Elderly Persons: A Randomized, Double-blind Study
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 99 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Immunotec Inc. · Industry
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Aging is typically associated with a decrease in skeletal muscle mass and muscle function, which contributes decisively to disability in old age and to the loss of quality of life.Resistance exercise can increase muscle strength, function and mass in older adults. The primary aim of this study is to determine whether the combination of resistance training with a supplementation of a cysteine- rich whey protein isolate (Immunocal) compared to combination of resistance training with casein used as control (casein contains little cysteine) could have the potential to provide a synergic beneficial impact on muscle mass and function which could translate to an improved quality of life in elderly persons.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Immunocal | 20 grams per day of Immunocal for 135 days. |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Casein | 20 grams per day for 135 days |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-07-01
- Completion
- 2014-03-01
- First posted
- 2009-07-09
- Last updated
- 2021-02-09
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00935610. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.