Status:
COMPLETED
Optimizing Body Composition for Function in Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Obesity
Overweight With Indications for Weight Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-79 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The purpose of this pilot study is to compare two strategies intended to improve the health of overweight older adults by improving body composition. One strategy, resistance training, is designed to ...
Detailed Description
In this pilot we propose to recruit 88 older (65 - 79 yrs) men (n=48) and women (n=40) at risk for disability and with indications for weight loss according to NIH guidelines. All will be enrolled in ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Weight Stable, Indication for weight loss per NIH guidelines, Performance on the short physical performance battery score 3-10
Exclusion
- Diabetes, weight \> 136 kg, Medical condition that limits exercise participation, Congestive heart failure, abnormal kidney function, higher ALT than normal, currently involved in a weight loss or exercise program, current smoking, alcohol or drug abuse, taking anti-inflammatory steroids, taking protein supplements, taking PPAR-gamma agonist, edema, anemia
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
88 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00315146
Start Date
April 1 2006
End Date
April 1 2007
Last Update
August 28 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157