Assessment of Physical Performance With A Supplementation Containing HMB in a Sample of Old Women in Good Health

University of Padova

Status: Completed

Conditions: Age Related Muscle Loss

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: HMB

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02118181

Not Avalaible

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a supplementation containing β-Hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate is effective in the treatment of age-related muscle loss in a group of older women compared to a non interventional group

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• People over 65 years, not residents in nursing home, in good health
• Mini Mental State Examination (corrected for scholarity) more than 23

Exclusion criteria

• Previous oral supplementation with proteins or minerals
• important co-mordidities, such renal or hepatic failure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

HMB

Experimental group

Description:

Group taking oral supplementation with Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: HMB