CompletedNot Applicable

Protein Supply in Elderly

Netherlands16 participantsStarted 2010-06

Plain-language summary

Stimulating overnight muscle protein synthesis, might augment muscle hypertrophy, increase mitochondrial mass, and/or improve muscle tissue repair. The goal of this proposal will be to provide further insight into the responsiveness of the muscle protein synthetic machinery to food intake in relation to age.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years – 80 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Males * Age between 65 and 80 years * BMI \< 30 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Type 2 diabetic patients * Use of medication * All co morbidities interacting with mobility and muscle metabolism of the lower limbs (e.g. artrosis, arthritis, spasticity/rigidity, all neurological disorders and paralysis). * Use of anticoagulants, blood diseases, allergy for lidocain. * Contra indications for the use of a nasogastric tube: high risk of aspiration, gastric stasis, gastro-oesophageal reflux, upper gastrointestinal stricture, nasal injuries and base of skull fractures. * Patients suffering from PKU (Phenylketonuria).

What they're measuring

Protein synthesis

Timeframe: overnight (12 h)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01317511

SponsorMaastricht University Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2010-12

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