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The effect of exercise and L-citrulline and L-leucine supplementation on vital function in elderly sarcopenic people.:Placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel design trial

The effect of exercise and L-citrulline and L-leucine supplementation on vital function in elderly sarcopenic people.:Placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel design trial - The effect of amino acids on vital function.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000022385
Enrollment
40
Registered
2017-12-30
Start date
2016-06-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Healthy volunteers

Interventions

Light exercise and intake of placebo for 20 weeks. Light exercise and intake of amino acids for 20 weeks.

Sponsors

Tsukuba University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1)women from 65 to 80 years of age (2)16 to 21 of BMI (3)It is applicable to more than one item of physical ability in basic health check list for those over 65years old (4)Subject who usually doesn`t exercise (5)Subject who has exercise contraindication (6)Subject has given consent to participate in the study (7)Subject who gets motivated to this study (8)Subject has given consent to participate continuously once per 1week

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1)Subject is taking a neurological medicine (2) Subjects having a current or past history of serious diseases such as diabetes, hepatic or renal disorder, or cardiovascular disease (3)a drinking habit (4) Subjects having possibilities for emerging allergy related to the study (5)a smoking habit (6) Subjects who have done hematologic test within the last 10 weeks prior (7) Subjects who have participated in other clinical study within the last 10 weeks prior to the current study or are participating in other clinical study currently (8) Subjects judged as unsuitable for the study by the investigator for other reasons

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Physical strength(0,12,20 weeks)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
questionnaire Blood analysis Cfpwv Five Cognitive Functions

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYoon Jiyeong

University of Tsukuba Faculty of Health and sport science

yoon.jiyeong.fw@u.tsukuba.ac.jp029-859-1593

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026