ean red meat with exercise on muscle health in elderly wome

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Body composition in elderly women; Inflammation markers in elderly women; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000223235
• Lead Sponsor: Deakin University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-05-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

Retired women aged 65 years and over residing in retirement villages within Metropolitan Melbourne and surrounding regions.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants who have been involved in resistance exercise and/or engaged in moderate-intensity exercise >150 min/week for >3 months.
Participants with acute or terminal illness, unstable metabolic or cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Body Mass Index (BMI) >40, current or previous weight loss (>5kg) in last 6 months, contradictions to the planned exercise or inability to commit to the 4 month program.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total body and regional (leg and arm) lean tissue mass will be measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA Lunar Prodigy)[At baseline and 4 months after completing the intervention or control treatment.];Skeletal muscle cross sectional area measured using peripheral computed tomography (pQCT). [Baseline and 4 months after completing the intervention or control treatment.];The following cytokines will be assessed using commercially available Radioimmunoassay (RIA) or Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) kits: interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-a), adiponectin, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and interleukin-10 (IL-10).[Baseline and 4 months after completing the intervention or control treatment.]