Studies on effects of medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) on physical function in elderly subjects. - Effects of medium-chain triglyceride on muscle and cognitive function.

Showa Women's University0 sites64 target enrollmentAugust 1, 2016

ConditionsFrail elderly subjects

Overview

Phase: 未知
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Frail elderly subjects
Sponsor: Showa Women's University
Enrollment: 64
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 2 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Please see the following published paper: Abe S, Ezaki O, Suzuki M. Medium-chain triglycerides (8:0 and 10:0) are promising nutrients for sarcopenia: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jul 23. pii: nqz138. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz138. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31334544

Registry

who.int

Start Date

August 1, 2016

End Date

February 28, 2017

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Showa Women's University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

•Exclusion criteria are subjects with treated with parenteral nutrition, or difficulty of swallowing, or type 1 diabetes mellitus, severe heart failure, liver, kidney, blood disease, or FBS \> 200 mg/dl, or blood creatinine \> 1\.5 mg/dl or CRP \> 2\.0 mg/dl or BMI \> 23 to avoid a further increase in body weight, or food allergy to supplements used in this study.