CompletedNot Applicable

Protein Supplementation in Elderly With Sarcopenic Obesity Undergoing Caloric Restriction and Exercise

Brazil105 participantsStarted 2021-08-01

Plain-language summary

This study aims to investigate if protein supplementation increases the benefits of exercise training in the elderly with sarcopenic obesity undergoing caloric restriction.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 65 years and older; * Body mass index (BMI) \> 30 kg/m2; * Sarcopenia; * not engage into exercise training programas. Exclusion Criteria: * cancer in the last 5 years; * cognitive deficit or dementia that impossibility the patient to read and sign the informed consent form; * any disease that limits participation in exercise training program.

What they're measuring

Percentage of Fat-free Mass

Timeframe: Baseline (Pre-intervention) and 16 weeks (Post-intervention)

Appendicular Fat-free Mass

Timeframe: Baseline (Pre-intervention) and 16 weeks (Post-intervention)

Appendicular Fat-free Mass to Body Mass Index Ratio

Timeframe: Baseline (Pre-intervention) and 16 weeks (Post-intervention)

Leg Fat-free Mass

Timeframe: Baseline (Pre-intervention) and 16 weeks (Post-intervention)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04981366

SponsorUniversity of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-08-21

Results submitted2025-03-26

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