Small-sided Ball Game Training and Protein Intake in Older Adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Activity
• Interventions: Other: Small-sided ball game training with high protein intake; Other: Small-sided ball game training with low protein intake

• Registration Number: NCT03120143
• Lead Sponsor: University of Copenhagen

Brief Summary

The effect of small-sided team sport training and protein intake on muscle mass, physical function, and adaptations important for health in untrained older adults was examined. Forty-eight untrained older (72±6 years) men and women were divided into either a team sport group ingesting a drink high in protein (18 g) immediately and 3 h after each training session (TS-HP, n=13), a team sport group ingesting an isocaloric drink with low protein content (3 g; TS-LP, n=18), and a control group continuing their normal activities (CON, n=17).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-03
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Study Completion: 2016-06
• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-04-18
• Study First Posted: 2017-04-19
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-25
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• adults aged 65 years or older

Exclusion Criteria

• severe cardiovascular or neurological disease and participation in regular intense exercise training or sports

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Team sport and high protein group	Small-sided ball game training with high protein intake	This group participated in team sport based small-sided ball games with supplementation of a drink with a high content of protein after the training sessions
Team sport and low protein group	Small-sided ball game training with low protein intake	This group participated in team sport based small-sided ball games with supplementation of a drink low in protein content after the training sessions

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle mass	12 weeks	Lean body mass in kg determined by DXA scanning

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical function	12 weeks	Sit to stand performance (repetitions in 30 s)