Utilizing Protein During Weight Loss to Impact Physical Function
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Official title
Long-term Effects of Weight Loss and Supplemental Protein on Physical Function
Brief summary
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This study will evaluate the effects of diet composition (i.e., amount of protein and carbohydrate) during a 6-month weight loss intervention and 12-months of follow-up on physical function, muscle mass, and weight loss maintenance in obese older adults. Participants will receive either a protein or carbohydrate supplement along with a behavioral weight loss intervention.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03074643
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 187 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- Weight loss intervention months 0-6 Behavioral
- Exercise intervention months 0-6 Behavioral
- Carbohydrate supplement for months 0-6 Dietary Supplement
- Protein supplement for months 0-6 Dietary Supplement
- Protein supplement for follow-up months 7-18 Dietary Supplement
Behavioral · Dietary Supplement
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 65 Years to 85 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- May 2, 2017
- Primary completion
- Apr 27, 2022
- Completion
- Apr 27, 2022
- Last update posted
- May 21, 2023
2017 – 2022
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geriatric Research Center at Wake Forest Baptist Health | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 27157 | — |
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- Last update posted May 21, 2023 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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