Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01110369
A Protein Supplementation and Exercise Strategy to Promote Muscle Protein Anabolism in Frail Elderly People
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 62 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The present study is designed to investigate whether timed protein supplementation will increase skeletal muscle mass in the frail elderly population.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Protein drink | Protein drink twice a day during 6 months. |
| OTHER | Resistance exercise training | Resistance exercise training twice per week during 6 months. |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Placebo drink | Placebo drink twice a day during 6 months. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-07-01
- Completion
- 2011-07-01
- First posted
- 2010-04-26
- Last updated
- 2025-04-04
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Netherlands
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01110369. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.