Dietary Supplements and Exercise in Aging Adults

Exercise Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00761553
• Other study ID #: 0509003026
• Secondary ID: NIH/NIA 5R01AG02
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 25, 2008
• Last updated: January 16, 2013
• Start date: October 2005
• Est. completion date: June 2009

Study information

• Verified date: January 2013
• Source: Purdue University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 49
• Est. completion date: June 2009
• Est. primary completion date: June 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 55 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Exercise

Intervention

Other:
• Dietary supplements with exercise
Resistive exercise along with consuming two dietary supplements every day during both 8 week intervention periods, for a total of 16 weeks.

Dietary Supplement:
• Dietary supplement without exercise
Consuming two dietary supplements every day during both 8 week intervention periods, for a total of 16 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Purdue University	West Lafayette	Indiana

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Purdue University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Appetite questionnaire, urine collection, strength testing, body composition, resting metabolic rate, food records, breath sample, activity assessments, dietary supplements, nightly logs, and resistive exercise.		23 weeks	No