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The Efficacy of Nutrilite All-plant Protein Booster to Improve Sarcopenia and Osteoarthritis in Middle-aged and Elderly People

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Osteoarthritis
Sarcopenia
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Placebo Group
Dietary Supplement: All-plant Protein Booster Product Group
Registration Number
NCT06499012
Lead Sponsor
Amway (China) R&D Center
Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether Amway Nutrilite All-plant protein booster prototype product (test product) will improve sarcopenia (SA) and osteoarthritis (OA) in middle-aged and elderly people. It will also learn about the improvement of Quality of life (QoL) in them. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does the test product will improve the SA in terms of Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB score) after 12 weeks' intervention?

* Does the test product will improve the OA in terms of Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis (WOMAC Index) after 12 weeks' intervention?

Researchers will compare Amway All-plant protein booster prototype product to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no similar active nutrient ingredients) to see if the test product works to improve SA and OA.

Participants will:

* Take the test product or a placebo 2 spoons (15g) twice per day for 12 weeks

* Visit the site on the baseline day and the 84th day (end day of 12 weeks) for checkups and tests

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
160
Inclusion Criteria
  • Be age 50 to 70 years, female and male
  • Participants will be required to have mild to moderately OA & SA evaluated by Kellgren-Lawrence I-III and SARC-Cal, respectively
  • Participants need to be competent i.e., able to understand what is to take place and able to provide a free decision on agreeing to the activity/taking part on the study on this
  • Participants must be able to read and understand study instructions and any other relevant study documents
  • Willing to following the lifestyle restrictions as detailed in the Information Sheet for study
  • Will to give written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Have a fever currently, or for 24 hours before enrollment
  • Currently participating in another clinical study
  • Have taken other protein powder products and dietary supplements or medicines containing peptides or hyaluronic acid within the past 6 months (subject to product instructions)
  • Individuals receiving medical treatment that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator or Study Physician, may interfere with test results
  • The participant is an employee of Amway or SPRIM Medical
  • Subject who is in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
  • Subject with abnormal liver function tests (alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase), kidney function tests (blood urea nitrogen and creatinine), blood routine, urine routine, fecal occult blood test, or electrocardiogram.
  • Subjects have any of the following medical history or have been clinically examined to have the following diseases that may affect the evaluation of the test effect: obvious gastrointestinal dysfunction, liver, kidney, endocrine, blood, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Placebo GroupPlacebo GroupContaining ingredients: Aloe Vera powder, Sweetener (Maltitol) Anti-caking (Silicon Dioxide) Thickener (guar gum, arabic gum)
All-plant Protein Booster Product GroupAll-plant Protein Booster Product GroupContaining ingredients: Soy protein Isolate, Soybean peptide, wheat protein, pea protein, Pea peptide, Aloe Vera powder, Sweetener (Maltitol) Anti-caking (Silicon Dioxide) Thickener (guar gum, arabic gum)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of SPPB Score from baselinebaseline day 0, week 12

The SPPB (Short Physical Performance Battery) test is a group of measures that combines the results of the gait speed, chair stand and balance tests (Guralnik et al., 2000). lt has been used as a predictive tool for possible disability and can aid in the monitoring of function in older people. The scores range from 0 (worst performance) to 12 (best performance).

Change of WOMAC 3.1 index from baselinebaseline day 0, week 12

The WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis) Index was created to assess pain, stiffness, and physical function in patients with hip and / or knee osteoarthritis (OA). The WOMAC 3.1 consists of 24 items divided into 3 subscales. The scores are summed for items in each subscale, with possible ranges as follows: pain=0-20, stiffness=0-8, physical function=0-68. A total WOMAC score is created by summing the items for all three subscales. (0-96), higher scores on the WOMAC indicate worse pain, stiffness, and functional limitations.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvement of Quality of Life by Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFQ 11)baseline day 0, week 12

Change of Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFQ 11), with range from 0 to 11 (the bigger the score, the more fatigue a person feels), from baseline to week 12. The Chalder fatigue scale (CFQ 11) is a questionnaire created by the research team of Trudie Chalder at King's College London to measure the severity of tiredness in fatiguing illnesses.

Change of SFQ from baselinebaseline day 0, week 12

The change of frequency of sports activity by SFQ (Sports Frequency Questionnaire) from baseline to week 12

Change of bone density measured by DXA Bone Densitometer from baselinebaseline day 0, week 12

Change of bone density measured by DXA Bone Densitometer from baseline to week 12

Improvement of Fat and Muscle Portions measured by Inbody S10 from baselinebaseline day 0, week 12

Improvement of Fat and Muscle Portions measured by Inbody S10 from baseline to week 12

Improvement of Quality of Life by WHOQOL BREFbaseline day 0, week 12

WHOQOL-BREF is a generic health related QoL measure consisting of 26 items divided into 6 sub-scales.

Improvement of Quality of Life by SF-36baseline day 0, week 12

The 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) is an outcome measure instrument that comprises 36 questions that cover eight domains of health.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jinhua Wenrong Hospital

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Jinhua, Zhejiang, China

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