Protein intake and health outcomes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Improve muscle function (and body composition, metabolic health, sleep quality, and overall quality of life) in older adults; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16651067
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College Dublin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-10-01
• Study Completion: 2023-01-27
• Last Update Posted: 8 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 171

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy male and female adults aged 50 years and older

Exclusion Criteria

1. A diagnosed chronic/metabolic disease which alters nutritional needs (e.g. thyroid disorders, diabetes, inflammatory bowel diseases).
2. Food allergy/intolerance against peas, milk products
3. Athletes/bodybuilders meeting all the following:
4. Training in sports to improve his/her performance
5. actively competing in sports competitions
6. formally registered in a local/national/regional sport
7. To have sport training or competition as his/her major activity or focus of personal interest; devoting several hours in all or most of the days for these activities, exceeding the time allocated to other types of professional or leisure activities.
8. Pregnant, lactating
9. Anyone unable to give consent or converse fluently in English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle strength (hand grip, leg press) at baseline and 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measured at baseline and 12 weeks:<br>1. Functional mobility (timed up and go test)<br>2. Body composition (fat mass, fat-free mass) measured using BodPod.<br>3. Biomarkers: cholesterol, glucose, triglycerides <br>4. Sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index)<br>5. Quality of life (SF-36 questionnaire)