Krill Oil and Muscle in Older Adults

University of Glasgow

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging; Sarcopenia

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Krill Oil; Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04048096

200170067

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of krill oil supplementation on muscle mass in function in older adults. Half of the participants will receive krill oil supplements and the other half a placebo.

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI less than 35kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

• Diabetes
• severe cardiovascular disease
• seizure disorders
• uncontrolled hypertension (>150/90mmHg at baseline measurement)
• cancer or cancer that has been in remission <5 years
• ambulatory impairments which would limit ability to perform assessments of muscle function
• dementia
• taking medication known to affect muscle (e.g. steroids)
• have an implanted electronic device (e.g. pacemaker/defibrillator/insulin pump)
• on anticoagulant therapy
• allergies to seafood
• regular consumption of more than 2 portions of oily fish per week.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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102 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

4g/day of mixed vegetable oil supplements

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Krill

Experimental group

Description:

4g/day krill oil

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Krill Oil