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Assessment on the effect of whey protein supplement on sarcopenia by a randomized controlled trial

Assessment on the effect of whey protein supplement on sarcopenia by a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-IOR-16008155
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-03-25
Start date
2016-04-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

sarcopenia

Interventions

High does intervention group:Whey protein 22g/d, vitamin E 109mg/d, vitamin D 702 IU/d
Low does intervention group:Whey protein 8.7g/d, vitamin E 42mg/d, vitamin D 270 IU/d
Placebo group:Equal energy corn starch

Sponsors

College of public health, Zhengzhou University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria of sarcopenia; 2. Aged 60-85 years old; 3. The compliance is good, and is willing to sign the consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Mental disorders; 2) People with disabilities that significantly affect the data collected, such as severe deafness, blindness; 3) severe somatic diseases (diabetes with severe complications, patients with severe renal disease, or tumor); 4) People who are participating in other clinical trials; 5) researchers think there are other reasons that are not suitable for clinical trials.

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
total protein;albumin;total cholesterol;triglyceride;high density lipoprotein cholesterol;low density lipoprotein cholesterol;Serum vitamin E;Serum vitamin D;

Primary

MeasureTime frame
appendicular muscle mass;6-meter walk at a usual pace;chair stand test;Stand up - time test;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactQuanjun Lu

College of public health, Zhengzhou University

lqjnutr@zzu.edu.cn+86 13643837651

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026