PULSE, A protein feeding strategy to promote muscle protein anabolism in the elderly

PULSE, A protein feeding strategy to promote muscle protein anabolism in the elderly - PULSE

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON32866

Enrollment

Registered

2009-01-27

Start date

2009-02-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

sarcopenia

Interventions

A parallel intervention study with two protein diet groups (Pulse group and Spread group). Every group receives the same daily amount of protein(70g) including intrinsic labeled amino acids. However

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Elderly people: > 65 years • Normal weight (BMI 20-27 kg/m2) • Healthy elderly • Male

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Type I or type II diabetes No recent history (5 years) of participating in any regular resistance exercise training program

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measure of this study will be the appearance of labeled phenylalanine in skeletal muscle tissue over a 24 h period.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
geen	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)