Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Dietary Supplements on Sarcopenic Elders
Lead Sponsor:
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Conditions:
Sarcopenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-95 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Sarcopenia is defined as a syndrome characterized by decline of skeletal muscle mass and strength or an alteration in physical function. Although some studies showed nutritional supplementation alone ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Older adults (≥ 65 years)
- Subject has lower appendicular muscle mass index (AMMI) (\<7 kg/m\^2 in men; \<5.7 kg/m\^2 in women) using Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA, TANITA BC-418®, Tokyo, Japan)
- Subject has lower handgrip strength (\<26 kg in men; \<18 kg in women) using dynamometer (CAMRY®, Zhongshan, Guangdong) or slowly gait speed (\<1 m/s)
Exclusion
- Subject's life expectancy was shorter than 6 months
- Nursing home resident
- Subject has the history of kidney failure
- Subject has the history of liver failure
- Subject has the history of diabetes mellitus
- Subject has resistance exercise habit.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 22 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 30 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
85 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03860194
Start Date
March 22 2017
End Date
December 30 2017
Last Update
March 20 2019
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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
New Taipei City, Banciao Dist, Taiwan, 220