Feasibility of a 13-week resistance exercise and protein supplementation intervention in sarcopenic geriatric rehabilitation inpatients: EMPOWER-GR

Phase 2

Recruiting

• Conditions: low muscle mass and muscle strength; Sarcopenia; 10028302

• Registration Number: NL-OMON55274
• Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 9 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

- Admitted to a geriatric rehabilitation centre of Cordaan.
- Aged 65 years or older.
- Diagnosed with sarcopenia.
- Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

- Palliative care or other adverse prognosis precluding post-intervention
follow-up
- Rehabilitation after stroke or cancer
- Specific medical history that could prevent participation in the intervention
or affect the study outcome as judged by the investigator
- BMI >40 kg/m2 (morbid obesity)
- Renal impairment
- Unable to provide informed consent (patient or legal representative)
- Not understanding Dutch
- Investigator's uncertainty about the willingness or ability of the subject to
comply with the protocol requirements

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Feasibility (adherence to intervention and drop-out rate) and effect of the<br /><br>intervention on muscle mass. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Effect of the intervention on muscle strength, physical and functional<br /><br>performance, quality of life, mobility, nutritional status, nutritional intake,<br /><br>length of stay in geriatric rehabilitation, institutionalisation/<br /><br>hospitalisation and mortality.</p><br>