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CompletedNCT01317511

Protein Supply in Elderly

Overnight Protein Supply as a Dietary Strategy to Improve Muscle Mass in Elderly.

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
16 (actual)
Sponsor
Maastricht University Medical Center · Academic / Other
Sex
Male
Age
65 Years – 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Stimulating overnight muscle protein synthesis, might augment muscle hypertrophy, increase mitochondrial mass, and/or improve muscle tissue repair. The goal of this proposal will be to provide further insight into the responsiveness of the muscle protein synthetic machinery to food intake in relation to age.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTProteinProtein drink

Timeline

Start date
2010-06-01
Primary completion
2010-12-01
Completion
2011-02-01
First posted
2011-03-17
Last updated
2011-03-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01317511. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.