A randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of Branched-Chain Amino Acid fortified supplements in post-stroke rehabilitation patients.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000019589
- Lead Sponsor
- Yamaguchi Rehabilitation Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. Decreased level of consciousness 2. Severe dysphagia 3. Severe renal dysfunction 4. Obesity 5. Patients who are judged inappropriate for the study by the physician
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Activities of daily living Assessment in baseline and three months after treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Skeletal muscle mass (by body composition analysis) 2. Muscle strength (hand grip) 3. Swallowing ability (tongue pressure, eating and swallowing status) 4.Nutritional status