Dietary Interventions for Muscle Mass

Maastricht University Medical Center1 site in 1 country12 target enrollmentMay 2011

ConditionsAging

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Aging
Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center
Enrollment: 12
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Muscle protein synthesis
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 14 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Dietary intervention to prevent sarcopenia in elderly people. The objective of this study is to test whether meat structure plays an important role in protein digestion, to maximise the amino acid availability and to stimulate the muscle protein growth in elderly people.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 2011

End Date

June 2011

Last Updated

14 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Crossover

Sex

Male

Investigators

Sponsor

Maastricht University Medical Center

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Non-obese male subjects (BMI\<30) between the age of 65-85 years.

Exclusion Criteria

•Type II diabetes or other known diseases, use of medication, female, other ages or BMI than indicated above, participation in any regular exercise program.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Muscle protein synthesis

Time Frame: 6 h postprandial period

Muscle protein synthesis will be expressed as fractional synthetic rate (FSR) by dividing the increment in enrichment in the product, i.e. protein-bound D5phe tracer, by the enrichment of the precursor (=plasma availability).