NCT05008705

Protein Intake Plus Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Mass in Hospitalized Elderly

Effects of Protein Intake Plus Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Mass in Hospitalized Elderly: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to investigate the effects of supplementation of protein plus sessions of electrostimulation on muscle mass, length of hospital stay, readmission and mortality of hospitalized elderly.

Detailed description

Hospitalized elderly people show malnutrition, physical inactivity, and pronounced systemic inflammation which may be exacerbated the catabolic state and promote drastic muscle wasting during the hospitalization and, thus increasing the length of stay, morbidity, and mortality. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of supplementation of protein plus sessions of electrostimulation on muscle mass, length of hospital stay, readmission, and mortality of hospitalized elderly.

Conditions

• Atrophy, Muscular

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Protein supplementation	Patients will receive diary 2 doses of the protein supplement
DEVICE	Neuromuscular electrostimulation.	Patients will receive diary sessions of neuromuscular electrostimulation.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo (isocaloric supplement)	Patients will receive diary 2 doses of the isocaloric supplement
DEVICE	Sham for neuromuscular electrostimulation.	Patients will not receive neuromuscular electrostimulation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-08-25
• Primary completion: 2025-11-01
• Completion: 2025-11-01
• First posted: 2021-08-17
• Last updated: 2024-12-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil