Effects of Whey and Collagen on FFM, Muscle Strength and Wound Healing in Elderly Surgical Patients
Status
Completed
Conditions
Knee Arthritis
Hip Arthritis
Sarcopenia
Treatments
Dietary Supplement: Whey protein and Collagen supplementation
Details and patient eligibility
About
The purpose of the study is to compare the effect of whey protein and collagen on fat free mass, muscle strength, functional ability, wound healing and life quality in elderly patients undergoing elective knee- or hip surgery (defined as elective knee- or hip arthroplasty). The patients are admitted at the department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Herlev Gentofte Hospital.
Enrollment
15 patients
Sex
All
Ages
65+ years old
Volunteers
No Healthy Volunteers
Inclusion criteria
- Age 65+ years
- Scheduled elective knee- or hip surgery
- Must be able to understand and speak danish
- Must be able to chew and swallow food with a regular consistency
- Must be able to consume the assigned protein supplementation
- Must be able to consent participation
Exclusion criteria
- Vegan
- Demensia
- Critical complications to the surgery which prevents the patient from participating in the rehabilitation program
- Plasma-creatinin above 250 micromol/L
- Palliative patients
- Known intolerance of whey protein and/or collagen
- Patients with a pacemaker
Trial design
Primary purpose
Supportive Care
Allocation
Randomized
Interventional model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Single Blind
15 participants in 2 patient groups
Collagen
Experimental group
Description:
Participants of this arm are going to consume 30 g of collagen peptides daily for 30 days
Treatment:
Dietary Supplement: Whey protein and Collagen supplementation
Whey Protein
Experimental group
Description:
Participants of this arm are going to consume 30 g of whey protein daily for 30 days
Treatment:
Dietary Supplement: Whey protein and Collagen supplementation
Trial contacts and locations
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