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Mitochondrial muscle health and muscle function in elderly

Completed
Conditions
Veroudering
Aging
weakening
10028302
Registration Number
NL-OMON50517
Lead Sponsor
niversiteit Maastricht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
152
Inclusion Criteria

Age: between 20 and 30 years (healthy control group) or between 65 and 80 years
(elderly groups)
BMI: between 20-30 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosed for diabetes mellitus
Contraindications for MRI scan
Poor health as judged by the responsible medical doctor.
Heart problems: In case of an abnormal ECG in rest, this will be discussed with
both the participant and the responsible medical doctor.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>* Maximal aerobic capacity<br /><br>* Resting and exercise energy metabolism<br /><br>* In vivo mitochondrial capacity<br /><br>* Mitochondrial metabolism (markers)<br /><br>* Ex vivo skeletal muscle mitochondrial function (O2-flux pmol mg-1 s-1)<br /><br>* Skeletal muscle DNA, mRNA and protein levels of markers in the mitochondrial<br /><br>biogenesis, function and metabolism *</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>* Body composition and muscle mass<br /><br>* Physical performance<br /><br>* Intramuscular lipids/acetyl-carnitine<br /><br>* Dynamic gait stability<br /><br>* Muscle strength<br /><br>* Activity monitoring<br /><br>* Insulin sensitivity<br /><br>* Quality of Life<br /><br>* Non invasive bio-markers</p><br>
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