Effect of branched chain amino acid with exercise on elderly patients with total hip arthroplasty and THA revision: Confirmatory study
- Conditions
- Total hip arthroplasty Revision for Total hip arthroplasty
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000026151
- Lead Sponsor
- Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital
- Brief Summary
BCAA supplementation combined with muscle strengthening exercises had a significant effect on knee extension strength of the contralateral side and on upper arm cross-sectional area. The improvement ratio of knee extension strength before and after intervention on the operated side was also significantly higher in the BCAA group.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 31
Not provided
1) Persons with past surgical history 2) Persons with renal disorder who need to protein restriction 3) Persons with progressive disorder of the nervous system and muscle 4) Patients scheduled for conventional total hip arthroplasty. 5) Patients scheduled for arthroplasy with osteotomy 6) Patients scheduled for arthroplasy with hip adductor muscle dehiscence 7) Patients with dementia 8) Patients with the depression or schizophrenic disorder 9) Patients with cerebro-vascular disease 10) Patients with untreated cardio -vascular disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hip abductor strength
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method knee extensor strength muscle mass of upper and lower limb Grip strength Cross-sectional aera of the brachium Functional Indepndence Measure 10-m timed gait test