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Source
Brief title
Health condition
Sarcopenia
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
- Quadriceps cross sectional area
Secondary outcome
- Muscle fibre cross sectional area
- Body composition
- Muscle Strength
- Physical Performance
- Muscle protein synthesis
Study objective
Protein supplementation will augment the training induced gains in skeletal muscle mass and strength.
Study design
- Pre-Training
- Post-Training
Intervention
- Resistance Exercise
- Protein supplementation post-exercise and pre-sleep
- Placebo supplementation post-exercicse and pre-sleep
A. Holwerda
Maastricht 6229 ER
The Netherlands
andy.holwerda@maastrichtuniversity.nl
A. Holwerda
Maastricht 6229 ER
The Netherlands
andy.holwerda@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Inclusion criteria
• Healthy males
• Age between 65 and 80 y
• BMI between 18.5 and 30 kg/m2
• Moderately active, performing fitness or sports on a non-competitive basis 1 time or less than 2 hours per week
Exclusion criteria
• HbA1C level above 6.5%
• Fasted blood glucose level above 6.9 mmol/L
• Celiac disease
• Lactose intolerance
• Smoking
• Diabetes
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Diagnosed GI tract diseases
• Arthritic conditions
• A history of neuromuscular problems
• Cognitive Impairment
• COPD
• Renal disorder
• Any medications known to affect protein metabolism (i.e. corticosteroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, or prescription strength acne medications).
• Participation in exercise program
• Hypertension, high blood pressure that is above 140/90 mmHg.
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL4810 |
| NTR-old | NTR5082 |
| Other | METC NL52214.068.15 : METC 153003 |