Effects of Combined Intake of Essential Amino Acids and Tea Catechin After Exercise on Muscle Mass and Strength of older adults.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Geriatric syndrome
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000040024
- Lead Sponsor
- Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, University of Tokushima
- Brief Summary
The pre- to post-intervention increase in skeletal muscle mass was significantly higher in the exercise + amino acid + catechins group than in the exercise group in older adults with sarcopenia. The pre- to post-intervention increase in skeletal muscle mass was not higher in the exercise + amino acid + catechins group than in the exercise group in healthy older adults without sarcopenia.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 124
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Impaired joint and motor function, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, those who have a pacemaker on the heart, gait dysfunction, those who are restricted from eating or exercising by a doctor, and performed resistance exercise twice a week or more.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Skeletal muscle mass index, grip strength, knee extension strength, gait speed, Timed up & Go
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method