NCT06783075

Milk Vs Wheat Protein Intake to Maximize Whole-body Protein Synthesis Rates in Healthy Older Adults

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Dietary protein intake is essential for tissue renewal and growth. Current recommendations for protein intake are based on studies using egg protein as reference protein. Egg protein is an animal-based protein with a high quality. Protein quality is determined by the composition of (essential) amino acids and digestibility. Therefore, different proteins have a different quality. Due to the environmental crisis, an increasing number of people consumes more plant-based proteins. These plant-based proteins often have a lower protein quality compared to animal-based proteins. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate whether optimal protein intake depend on protein quality. The optimal protein intake of an animal-based protein with a high quality (milk) will be compared to the optimal protein intake of a plant-based protein with a low quality (wheat).

Conditions

• Protein Metabolism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	MILK	Drink containing amino acids in the composition of milk protein
OTHER	WHEAT	Drink containing amino acids in the composition of wheat protein

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-01
• Primary completion: 2027-01-01
• Completion: 2027-01-01
• First posted: 2025-01-20
• Last updated: 2025-01-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands