Status:
COMPLETED
Protein Intake and Step Reduction in Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
McMaster University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Dairy Council
Conditions:
Aging
Muscle Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Sarcopenia, the loss in muscle mass with age, is associated with several negative health outcomes including cancer, stroke, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. This loss of muscle mass remains relati...
Detailed Description
The age-related decline in skeletal muscle mass, termed sarcopenia, is associated with a host of metabolic disease states including, but not limited to, cancer, stroke, microvascular disease, type 2 d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Free of any chronic conditions
- Non smoker
- Non diabetic
- No consumption of medications known to affect protein metabolism
- No allergies to dairy proteins
- Moderately active (3500-10,000 steps per day)
- No use of a walker or assistive walking device
Exclusion
- Cigarette use, diabetic, non active, use of a walker, consumption of drugs known to affect protein metabolism
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 23 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03285737
Start Date
March 23 2016
End Date
November 1 2017
Last Update
March 22 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Exercise Metabolism Research Laboratory, McMaster Univeristy
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4K1