None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Oral nutritional supplement: 6 weeks of an individually prescribed supplement (6.3kJ/ml; 16% protein) administered via the medication cart by nursing staff on drug rounds. Thrice weekly visits for 6 weeks, weekly visits for 6 weeks.
Lower extremity progressive resistance training intervention: 12 weeks individualized resistance training program supervised by a physiotherapist using resistive elastic bands.
Combined nutritional supplement and resistance training intervention.
Usual care in additi
Oral nutritional supplement: 6 weeks of an individually prescribed supplement (6.3kJ/ml; 16% protein) administered via the medication cart by nursing staff on drug rounds. Thrice weekly visits for 6 weeks, weekly visits for 6 weeks. Lower extremity progressive resistance training intervention: 12 weeks individualized resistance training program supervised by a physiotherapist using resistive elastic bands. Combined nutritional supplement and resistance training intervention. Usual care in addition to thrice weekly visits for 6 weeks and weekly visits for 6 weeks.
Sponsors
Professor Maria Crotty
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Factorial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
70 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Resident of southern Adelaide SA, admitted for treatment of a fall-related lower limb fragility fracture, independent mobility prior to admission, permitted to full weight bear within 7 days of injury, medically stable, mid arm circumference <25th percentile of a large representative sample of older Australians.
Exclusion criteria
Difficulty comprehending simple commands, rapidly progressive or terminal illness, gastrectomy, malabsorption or dysphagia, medical condition where strength training or supplementary feeding may be hazardous.
Outcome results
None listed