Nutrition, Health and Quality of Life: Development of New Formulations of Traditional Products of the "Made in Italy" Diet Optimized for Consumers With an Age Over 50 Years (MIAO 50) — MIAO50  

Aging Clinical Trial

Official title: Nutritional Trial With Fortified Milk in 65+ Years Old Subjects

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The study ""Nutritional trial with fortified milk in 65+ years old subjects" is a part of a complex research project and multi-sectoral development (MIAO 50) with the participation of University Research Institutes and small and medium Italian enterprises.

The general objective of the call is to promote the collaboration between the best scientific knowledge, both epidemiological and experimental, and the most advanced technologies to develop foods with a nutritional profile adequate to the needs of consumers with an age over 50 years old, which are easy to use and make it possible to eat in a healthy manner, complete and balanced and also meets the quality and flavors of traditional Italian.

Clinical Trial Description

Aging is associated with a functional decline of most physiological systems including the immune system. It could be hypothesized that an inadequate nutritional status may amplify the effects of a low-grade chronic inflammation associated with age influencing the functionality of the immune systems, the resistance to infections, the cognitive function and contributing to an increased morbidity and mortality. Indeed experimental evidence indicate that improving the nutritional status attenuates the decline in immune and cognitive functions, in physical performance associated with age by helping to improve the level of Quality of Life.

Therefore, the present study focus on nutrients and micronutrient which have a role in fighting oxidative stress, in the regulation of inflammatory responses and the immune system. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging

• NCT number: NCT02027285
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Bologna
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2013
• Completion date: December 2013