Dietary Supplements and Exercise in Aging Adults

Purdue University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Exercise

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Dietary supplement without exercise; Other: Dietary supplements with exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00761553

NIH/NIA 5R01AG021911

0509003026

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of food supplements and strength training on appetite, the amount of energy used, and body composition.

Enrollment: 49 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 55+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults age 55 and older
• Body mass index 20 to ≤35 kg/m2
• Weight stable (<4kg change within the last 3 months)
• Constant habitual activity patterns (no deviation > 1x/wk of 30 min/session within last 3 months)
• Clinically normal blood and urine profiles as determined by our study physician
• Not taking medications known to influence appetite nor any anti-inflammatory steroid medications
• No hip replacements

Exclusion criteria

• Adults with medical conditions that might place them at risk for participating in the study or interfere with the successful completion of the study protocol will be excluded

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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49 participants in 4 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Solid dietary supplements with exercise

Treatment:

Other: Dietary supplements with exercise

2

Experimental group

Description:

Solid dietary supplements without exercise

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Dietary supplement without exercise

3

Experimental group

Description:

Liquid dietary supplements with exercise

Treatment:

Other: Dietary supplements with exercise

4

Experimental group

Description:

Liquid supplements without exercise

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Dietary supplement without exercise