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Efficacy and Safety of Protein Product in Volunteers With Sarcopenia

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Sarcopenia
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: whey protein isolate
Dietary Supplement: isolated soy protein
Dietary Supplement: placebo
Registration Number
NCT05869305
Lead Sponsor
Chulalongkorn University
Brief Summary

The objective of this study are to evaluate efficacy and safety of protein product in volunteers with sarcopenia.

Detailed Description

There are 45 patients in this study. They are randomly divided into 3 groups which are whey protein isolate group, isolated soy protein group, placebo group. They will take the sample 1 sachet/day for 12 weeks. Muscle strength, muscle mass, physical performance, sarcopenia score, body weight, body mass index, protein, immunoglobulins, quality of life, liver function, kidney function, other laboratory value, and adverse effects are evaluated.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age more than 20 years
  • Sarcopenia score more than 4
  • Handgrip strength less than 28 kg in male and less than 18 kg in female and muscle mass less than 7 kg/m2 in male and less than 5.7 kg/m2 in female or Gait speed (6-meter walk) less than 1 m/s
  • Can take protein from animal
  • Can read and write or have people to look after
  • Willing to participate in this study
Exclusion Criteria
  • Allergic to protein from animals and plants
  • Hepatitis or cirrhosis
  • Glomerular disease or glomerular filtration rate less than 60 ml/min/1.73m2
  • Cancer or heart disease
  • Cannot walk
  • Pregnancy and lactation
  • Duodenal surgery
  • Take protein supplement within 2 weeks
  • Take protein in normal food more than 1.2 g/body weight/day
  • Participating in other studies

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
whey protein isolate groupwhey protein isolateWhey protein isolate is contained in the sachet.
isolated soy protein groupisolated soy proteinIsolated soy protein, pea protein isolate, and brown rice protein are contained in the sachet.
placebo groupplaceboBase powder without proteins is contained in the sachet
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Muscle strength12 weeks

Using handgrip strength instrument (high value means high strength)

Physical performance12 weeks

Using Gait speed (6-meter walk) (low time period and low score of tired mean high physical performance.

Body weight12 weeks

Body weight of the patients

Muscle mass12 weeks

Using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis instrument (high value means high mass)

Sarcopenia score12 weeks

Sarcopenia questionnaires (score 1 to 10 means low severity to high severity)

Body mass index12 weeks

Body mass index of the patients

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Concentration of calcium in serum12 weeks

Measure concentration of calcium in serum

Concentration of magnesium in serum12 weeks

Measure concentration of magnesium in serum

Concentration of aspartate transaminase in serum12 weeks

Measure concentration of aspartate transaminase in serum

Concentration of immunoglobulin in serum12 weeks

Measure concentration of immunoglobulin in serum

Concentration of alkaline phosphatase in serum12 weeks

Measure concentration of alkaline phosphatase in serum

Respiratory reaction12 weeks

Found or not found

Concentration of glucose in serum12 weeks

Measure concentration of glucose in serum

Concentration of sodium in serum12 weeks

Measure concentration of sodium in serum

Concentration of blood urea nitrogen in serum12 weeks

Measure concentration of blood urea nitrogen in serum

Skin reaction12 weeks

Found or not found

Gastrointestinal tract reaction12 weeks

Found or not found

Hungry feeling12 weeks

Using visual analogue scale 0 to 10 (No hungry to very hungry)

Quality of life of the patient12 weeks

36-Item Short Form Survey questionnaires shows in quality of life score 0 to 100 (High score means a better outcome)

Concentration of creatinine in serum12 weeks

Measure concentration of creatinine in serum

Nutritional status12 weeks

Nutritional score (score 0 to 17 means lack of nutrition, score 17 to 23.5 means risk to have lack of nutrition, score 24 to 30 means normal nutrition)

Concentration of total protein in serum12 weeks

Measure concentration of total protein in serum

Concentration of alanine aminotransferase in serum12 weeks

Measure concentration of alanine aminotransferase in serum

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