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

N/ACompletedNCT01971424

University of Padova100 enrolled

Overview

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

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Age Related Muscle Loss

Interventions

Mg oxideDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

healthy dietOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * People over 65 years, not residents in nursing home, in good health Exclusion Criteria: * previous supplementation of calcium, potassium or magnesium * use of pump proton inhibitors or digitalis * important co-mordidities such renal failure

Locations (1)

Geriatrics Division, Department of Medicine

Padova, Padova, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in short physical performance battery (SPPB)

Time frame: Baseline and after 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Changes in appendicular skeletal mass (ASMMI)

Time frame: Baseline and after 12 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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