Healthy adults
Conditions
Interventions
Intake of test food containing lemon myrtle extract for 18 weeks combined with resistance training for 12 weeks and follow-up for 6 weeks
Intake of test food not containing lemon myrtle extract for 18
Sponsors
Juntendo University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who are over 65 years old and healthy males and females. 2. Subjects who are aware of getting worse of muscle mass or muscle strength. 3. Subjects who have the trend of decrease in muscle mass.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who take antidiabetic medicines. 2. Subjects who are prohibited from exercising by a doctor. 3. Subjects with symptoms that interfere with training, such as lower back pain or arthralgia. 4. Subjects who take supplements, functional foods or medicines in order to improve of symptoms related to muscle or arthrosis on a daily basis. 5. Subjects who go to health club on a daily basis. 6. Subjects who participating in other clinical trials, have plans to participate in other clinical trials during the period of this study or finished to participate in other clinical trials in 3 months. 7. Subjects who are considerably undernutrition. 8. Subjects who are judged to be ineligible by a doctor.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle thickness of anterior thigh at 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle thickness of anterior thigh at 6 and 18 weeks The 30-s chair stand test (CS-30), walking speed, and body composition at 6, 12 and 18 weeks. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAzusa Nishino
KANEKA CORPORATION Healthy Foods Strategic Unit
Outcome results
None listed