Assessment of Physical Performance After Oral Supplementation of Magnesium in a Sample of Old Women in Good Health — Magnesium  

Age Related Muscle Loss Clinical Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Magnesium deficiency is associated also in the elderly with low physical performance; nevertheless trials about the effect of supplementation of magnesium on physical performance are not available in old people. The aim of our study is to investigate whether 12-weeks of oral magnesium supplementation improves physical performance in healthy elderly women

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Age Related Muscle Loss

• NCT number: NCT01971424
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Padova
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2012
• Completion date: March 2013