Protein Supplement and Exercise Training for the Treatment of Sarcopenia Risk in Older Adults Who Receive Supportive Home Care: POWER Study
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other, Dietary supplement
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
To explore the effectiveness of a 12-week resistance exercise programme plus or minus an oral nutritional supplement on the nutritional status of community-dwelling older adults who receive home care and are at risk of sarcopenia.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 70
Maximum Age: 100
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Older adults (70+ years)
• Requiring supportive homecare
• At risk of sarcopenia
Locations
Other Locations
Ireland
UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science
RECRUITING
Dublin
Contact Information
Primary
Catherine Fallon, BSc
catherine.fallon@ucdconnect.ie
+353867240910
Backup
Clare Corish, PhD
clare.corish@ucd.ie
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-02-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-05-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Experimental: (i) ONS + Exercise group
This group will consume whey protein ONS enriched with leucine and vitamin D, twice a day for 12 weeks. The optimal time to consume the ONS on non-exercise days will be based on each participants 24-hour dietary recall. On exercise days, participants will be asked to consume the ONS after breakfast and after the exercise class. Participants will participate in a resistance-based exercise programme twice a week for 12 weeks which will be carried out over Zoom. Standard dietary advice to increase intake of protein, leucine and vitamin D using available literature designed for those at risk of malnutrition will be provided to this group by the research nutritionist.
Active_comparator: (ii) Exercise-alone group
Participants will participate in a resistance-based exercise programme twice a week for 12 weeks which will be carried out over Zoom. Standard dietary advice to increase intake of protein, leucine and vitamin D using available literature designed for those at risk of malnutrition will be provided to this group by the research nutritionist. The participants will not be provided with a placebo ONS.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University College Dublin