Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT05869513
Krill Oil and Resistance Exercise in Older Adults
The Effects of Krill Oil Supplementation on Adaptations in Muscle Strength, Function, Mass and Neuromuscular Function to a Pragmatic Home-based Resistance Exercise Intervention in Sedentary Older Adults: a Randomised Controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 60 Years – 90 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The aim of this study is to determine whether krill oil supplementation enhances effects of a pragmatic resistance exercise programme on adaptations in muscle strength, mass, function and neuromuscular function in sedentary older adults. Hypothesis - krill oil supplementation will enhance the beneficial effects of resistance exercise on muscle strength, function, mass and neuromuscular function in sedentary older adults.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Vegetable oil | Mixed vegetable oil |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Krill oil | Superba Krill Oil |
| OTHER | Home-based resistance exercise | Home based resistance band and body weight exercise |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2023-05-05
- Primary completion
- 2024-02-01
- Completion
- 2024-02-01
- First posted
- 2023-05-22
- Last updated
- 2025-03-30
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05869513. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.