Effect of Potassium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Bone and Muscle in Older Adults
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Official title
Effect of Potassium Bicarbonate on Bone and Muscle
Brief summary
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There is increasing evidence that the acid-base balance of diet plays an important role in the health of bones and muscles. An excess of acid in the body can result in calcium loss and muscle breakdown. Potassium bicarbonate, a base supplement, can neutralize acid within the body. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of potassium and bicarbonate, alone and combined, at reducing bone loss and preventing muscle wasting in older adults.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00357214
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 171 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Potassium Bicarbonate Dietary Supplement
- Sodium Bicarbonate Dietary Supplement
- Potassium Chloride Dietary Supplement
- placebo (microcrystalline cellulose) Dietary Supplement
Dietary Supplement
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 50 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 31, 2006
- Primary completion
- Mar 31, 2008
- Completion
- Mar 31, 2008
- Last update posted
- Feb 16, 2020
2006 – 2008
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University | Boston | Massachusetts | 02111 | — |
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