A pilot clinical trial on the efficacy of two L-carnitine-based dietary supplements on muscle mass and function in healthy elderly
- Conditions
- Healthy volunteers
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000022637
- Lead Sponsor
- Juntendo University Graduate School of Health and Sports Science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Not provided
1. Subjects who are smokers but smokes more than one box a day. 2. Subjects who have experienced weight loss or gain of greater than 4.5 kg (approximately 10 lbs.) in the past 3 months 3. Subjects diagnosed with active heart disease 4. Subjects with uncontrolled hypertension (=> 160 mmHg) 5. Subjects with history of seizure 6. Present or history of neurological disorders or significant psychiatric illness 7. Subjects with gout 8. Subject with significant heart, liver, kidney, blood or respiratory disease 9. Subjects with Type I or Type II diabetes 10. Subjects with unstable thyroid disease 11. Use of another investigational product within 3 month of the screening visit 12. Subjects with an allergy or sensitivity to the investigational dietary supplement ingredient. 13. Subjects who use illicit drugs or have a history of alcohol or drug abuse within the past 6 months 14. Subjects who currently consume greater than 2 standard alcoholic drinks per day.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method DXA
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Muscle functional and physical/mental status