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Clinical Trials/NCT04660851
NCT04660851CompletedNot Applicable

Improving Diet Protein Intake in Middle-aged Women

Florida Atlantic University1 site in 1 country54 target enrollmentStarted: June 26, 2019Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
54
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Changes in dietary protein intake from baseline

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The study sought to examine the effectiveness of nutrition education with and without diet coaching on dietary protein intake and muscle mass, strength and function among a group of middle-aged women.

Detailed Description

The study sought to examine the effectiveness of nutrition education alone and with 10 weeks of diet coaching on dietary protein intake and muscle mass, strength and function among a group of middle-aged women.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
45 Years to 64 Years (Adult)
Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • •able to understand and respond to questions or instructions in English
  • •working telephone
  • •willingness to consume protein-containing animal products,
  • •willingness to make changes to the diet

Exclusion Criteria

  • •self-reported information that they have been told by a medical doctor that they have kidney (renal) disease
  • •current or past history of a diagnosed eating disorder
  • •have an internal cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator or other metal-type implant present
  • •vegan dietary practices
  • •refusal to make changes to usual dietary protein intake
  • •usual dietary protein intake greater than 1.2 g per kg body weight

Arms & Interventions

Not-coached

No Intervention

No coaching provided

Coached

Experimental

10 weeks of diet coaching

Intervention: Coached (Behavioral)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in dietary protein intake from baseline

Time Frame: 12 weeks

Assessed changes in dietary protein intake from three 24-hour dietary recalls collected at baseline.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Changes in upper body muscle strength(12 weeks)
  • Changes in muscle mass(12 weeks)
  • Changes in lower body muscle strength and function(12 weeks)
  • Changes in muscle function(12 weeks)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Sareen Gropper, PhD, RDN, LDN

Professor

Florida Atlantic University

Study Sites (1)

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