Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01588808
Immobilization and Protein Supplementation (IM-PRO)
The Impact of Dietary Protein Supplementation and Age on Muscle Mass Loss During Short Term One-legged Knee Immobilization
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 35 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 18 Years – 75 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
In the present study, the effects of 5 days of lower limb immobilization with or without twice-daily protein supplementation on muscle mass and muscle fiber characteristics will be determined. A young group will be included to compare the changes in muscle mass and muscle fiber characteristics between young and old men.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Immobilization | Immobilization with protein (elderlY), immobilization without protein (elderly and young) |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2012-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-02-01
- Completion
- 2013-02-01
- First posted
- 2012-05-01
- Last updated
- 2013-07-10
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Netherlands
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01588808. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.