Sarcopenia
Conditions
Interventions
There will be three intervention groups and a control group:
1- protein supplementation - 20 participants - the participants will ingest 15g of a proteic supplement, daily, for a 3 months period.
2-
Dietary supplement
Other
SP6.051.227
E02.779.483.875
Sponsors
Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Older adults, age sixty years or older; sarcopenic, hand grip strength lower than 20 kg for women and lower than 30 kg for man and/or gait speed lower than 0.8 m/s.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Cognitive deficit; illiteracy; immobilism;diagnoses of congestive heart failure, chronic kidney failure, cancer or descompensated diabetes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased muscle strength verified by means of grip strength, considering a significant increase in the average of the values obtained in the measurements before and after the intervention. Increased functionality verified through tests sit and stand and Timed up & go tests, considering significant reduction in the average of the values obtained in the measurements before and after intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decrease in fat percentage verified by means of bioimpedance, considering a significant reduction in the average of the values obtained in the measurements before and after the intervention. Decreased insulin resistance verified by means of biochemical examination, considering a significant reduction in the average of the values obtained in the measurements before and after the intervention. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDaisy Fernandes
Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
Outcome results
None listed