NCT03860194

Effects of Dietary Supplements on Sarcopenic Elders

Effects of Adequate Dietary Protein With Whey Protein, Leucine, and Vitamin D Supplementation on Sarcopenia in Elderly Subjects：An Open-label, Parallel-group Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 85 (actual)
• Sponsor: Far Eastern Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 95 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Sarcopenia is defined as a syndrome characterized by decline of skeletal muscle mass and strength or an alteration in physical function. Although some studies showed nutritional supplementation alone might have health benefits for older sarcopenic patients, the results were inconsistent and remain controversial. The objective of this study was to evaluate if a sufficient protein diet including supplements with leucine-enriched whey protein and vitamin D can lead to better improvement than sufficient dietary protein alone in maintaining muscle mass and strength among sarcopenic elders.

Conditions

• Sarcopenia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Protison with High Protein 51(Original Flavor)	Contents of each supplement sachet has a calorie of 88 kcal, 12.8 g protein( including 8.5 g whey protein concentrate), 1.2 g leucine, 7.3 g carbohydrates, 0.8 g fat and 120 IU vitamin D per serving. This supplement was added 200 ml water and stirred well, then drank before meal.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-22
• Primary completion: 2017-12-30
• Completion: 2017-12-30
• First posted: 2019-03-01
• Last updated: 2019-03-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan