Assessment of Physical Performance After Oral Supplementation of Magnesium in a Sample of Old Women in Good Health
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Age Related Muscle Loss
- Interventions
- Dietary Supplement: Mg oxideOther: healthy diet
- Registration Number
- NCT01971424
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Padova
- Brief Summary
Magnesium deficiency is associated also in the elderly with low physical performance; nevertheless trials about the effect of supplementation of magnesium on physical performance are not available in old people. The aim of our study is to investigate whether 12-weeks of oral magnesium supplementation improves physical performance in healthy elderly women
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
- People over 65 years, not residents in nursing home, in good health
Exclusion Criteria
- previous supplementation of calcium, potassium or magnesium
- use of pump proton inhibitors or digitalis
- important co-mordidities such renal failure
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Mg oxide Mg oxide Participants were supplemented for 12-weeks with 300 mg of daily oral magnesium oxide. Mg oxide healthy diet Participants were supplemented for 12-weeks with 300 mg of daily oral magnesium oxide.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in short physical performance battery (SPPB) Baseline and after 12 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in appendicular skeletal mass (ASMMI) Baseline and after 12 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Geriatrics Division, Department of Medicine
🇮🇹Padova, Italy