Effect of essential amino acids supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids, on mobility, muscle strength and cognitive state in prefrail older adults
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- frailty syndrom.frailty
- Registration Number
- IRCT20090901002394N38
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
Community dwelling older adults
Man or woman aged 60 years or older
Meet one or two CHS frailty criteria:1 - Weight loss 2 - Weakness 3 - Exhaustion 4 - Slowness of movement 5 - Low physical activity
Exclusion Criteria
Taking any steroids
Taking anticoagulant drugs
Regular consumption of omega-3 fatty acid supplements over the 3 months prior to study (more than twice a week)
Critical illnesses including kidney failure, liver, heart disease, or chronic pulmonary failure, diabetes, malignancy (over the past 5 years)
A history of exercises during the past two years (more than twice a week)
Regular use of food supplements (more than twice a week) other than calcium and vitamin B12
Smoking and alcohol consumption
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method