NCT06967220

The Impact of Inflammation on Skeletal Muscle Maintenance in Hospitalized Patients

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Bispebjerg Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main goal is to elucidate the mechanistic coupling between inflammation and the ability to maintain skeletal muscle through physical exercise while hospitalized. We will investigate protein kinetics in patients who belong to one of three groups 1) high inflammatory state, 2) moderate inflammatory state and 3) low/no inflammation. We will further intervene in group 1 (high inflammatory state) with anti-inflammatory nutrition (primarily green-solution plant-based) to diminish activity in inflammatory pathways. The hypothesis is that inflammation will inhibit protein synthesis in skeletal muscle both in resting muscle and in strength trained skeletal musculature, and that a lowering of the inflammatory status by anti-inflammatory nutrition will enhance the exercise induced formation of new muscle mass. .

Conditions

• Disease Related Malnutrition
• High Systemic Inflammation
• Geriatric Assessment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Single leg training	All subjects will train one leg twice daily.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-12
• Primary completion: 2026-04-22
• Completion: 2026-04-22
• First posted: 2025-05-13
• Last updated: 2025-05-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark