Small-sided Ball Game Training and Protein Intake in Older Adults

University of Copenhagen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity

Treatments: Other: Small-sided ball game training with low protein intake; Other: Small-sided ball game training with high protein intake

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03120143

H-15002409

Details and patient eligibility

About

The effect of small-sided team sport training and protein intake on muscle mass, physical function, and adaptations important for health in untrained older adults was examined. Forty-eight untrained older (72±6 years) men and women were divided into either a team sport group ingesting a drink high in protein (18 g) immediately and 3 h after each training session (TS-HP, n=13), a team sport group ingesting an isocaloric drink with low protein content (3 g; TS-LP, n=18), and a control group continuing their normal activities (CON, n=17).

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adults aged 65 years or older

Exclusion criteria

• severe cardiovascular or neurological disease and participation in regular intense exercise training or sports

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 3 patient groups

Team sport and high protein group

Experimental group

Description:

This group participated in team sport based small-sided ball games with supplementation of a drink with a high content of protein after the training sessions

Treatment:

Other: Small-sided ball game training with high protein intake

Team sport and low protein group

Experimental group

Description:

This group participated in team sport based small-sided ball games with supplementation of a drink low in protein content after the training sessions

Treatment:

Other: Small-sided ball game training with low protein intake

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

This group continued their usual life style without intervention