Study of taste improvement, nutritional status improvement and frailty prevention effect of elderly people by zinc supplementatio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Early-stage elderly with decreased taste
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000048292
- Lead Sponsor
- iigata University Graduate School of Health Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up continuing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 56
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. Elderly people who have fallen into frailty or sarcopenia 2. Persons who have had surgery on the upper digestive organs such as the head and neck, esophagus, and stomach, or who have a history of anticancer drugs or radiation therapy. 3. Those who have already taken Zn (zinc) supplements 4. Persons with dementia or those who have difficulty in determining whether or not they have consented to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of the taste
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method