Dietary Supplements and Exercise in Aging Adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Exercise
• Interventions: Other: Dietary supplements with exercise; Dietary Supplement: Dietary supplement without exercise

• Registration Number: NCT00761553
• Lead Sponsor: Purdue University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of food supplements and strength training on appetite, the amount of energy used, and body composition.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-10
• Primary Completion: 2008-06
• Study First Submitted: 2008-09-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-09-26
• Study First Posted: 2008-09-29
• Study Completion: 2009-06
• Status Verified: 2013-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 49

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults age 55 and older
• Body mass index 20 to ≤35 kg/m2
• Weight stable (<4kg change within the last 3 months)
• Constant habitual activity patterns (no deviation > 1x/wk of 30 min/session within last 3 months)
• Clinically normal blood and urine profiles as determined by our study physician
• Not taking medications known to influence appetite nor any anti-inflammatory steroid medications
• No hip replacements

Exclusion Criteria

• Adults with medical conditions that might place them at risk for participating in the study or interfere with the successful completion of the study protocol will be excluded

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Dietary supplements with exercise	Solid dietary supplements with exercise
2	Dietary supplement without exercise	Solid dietary supplements without exercise
3	Dietary supplements with exercise	Liquid dietary supplements with exercise
4	Dietary supplement without exercise	Liquid supplements without exercise

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Appetite questionnaire, urine collection, strength testing, body composition, resting metabolic rate, food records, breath sample, activity assessments, dietary supplements, nightly logs, and resistive exercise.	23 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Purdue University; 🇺🇸 West Lafayette, Indiana, United States