Dietary Protein Requirement of Elderly Men and Women

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Age

In brief

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of age on the estimated average requirement and adequate allowance for dietary protein.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00812500

Run by

Purdue University

People needed

48

Starts

2002-05-01

Expected to finish

2006-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-09-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age: 21-46 years, 63-81 years old
• Not diagnosed with diabetes or metabolic syndrome
• Clinically normal blood laboratory values

You may not qualify if…

• Age: 21 years of younger, 47-62 years old, and 82 years and older
• BMI: 20-29 kg/m
• Weight stable: <2kg change within the last 3 months
• Physical Activity: constant habitual pattern, no deviation >1x week of 30/minute sessions within the last 3 months
• Clinically abnormal values:
• Blood
• Urine
• Also, exclude any:
• Using meds that would influence appetite
• Using any anti-inflammatory steroid medications
• Has a joint replacement
• A medical condition that might place them at risk for participating in the study or interfere with successful completion of the study

Where it is running

• Purdue University — West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

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