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