Assessment of Physical Performance After Oral Supplementation of Magnesium in a Sample of Old Women in Good Health

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01971424

Acronym

Magnesium

Enrollment

100

Registered

2013-10-29

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

2013-03-31

Last updated

2013-10-29

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Conditions

Age Related Muscle Loss

Keywords

magnesium, SPPB, strength, physical performance, 24 hour magnesuria

Brief summary

Magnesium deficiency is associated also in the elderly with low physical performance; nevertheless trials about the effect of supplementation of magnesium on physical performance are not available in old people. The aim of our study is to investigate whether 12-weeks of oral magnesium supplementation improves physical performance in healthy elderly women

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTMg oxide

OTHERhealthy diet

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* People over 65 years, not residents in nursing home, in good health

Exclusion criteria

* previous supplementation of calcium, potassium or magnesium * use of pump proton inhibitors or digitalis * important co-mordidities such renal failure

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in short physical performance battery (SPPB)	Baseline and after 12 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in appendicular skeletal mass (ASMMI)	Baseline and after 12 weeks

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026