Beta-alanine and Elder Endurance
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Physical Endurance
In brief
The purpose for this study is to determine if beta-alanine supplementation combined with endurance-based resistance training can increase gains in muscular endurance to a greater extent than endurance-based resistance-training alone in older adults.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02821481
- Run by
- University of Miami
- People needed
- 27
- Starts
- 2016-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-09-05
Who can join
Age: 60 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 60-90 years of age
- Living independently (not residing in an assisted living facility)
- Through testing are found not to have sarcopenia
- Gait speed > 1 m/s
- Skeletal Muscle Index > 37% in men and > 27.6 % in women
- Exclusion Criteria
- Responding with a "yes" to any question on the PAR-Q.
- Are currently pregnant, or plan to try and become pregnant during the study
- Functional impairments that could impede the person's ability to participate in a resistance training program
- Current or recent use of supplements (within the past 3 months for non-alanine containing supplements or one year for supplements containing beta-alanine). Individuals taking only basic multivitamins (without any herbal co-ingredients) may still be allowed to participate. These situations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
- Are currently enrolled in a regular exercise program (more than once per week)
- Current or recent smoker
- Use of medication containing corticosteroids
- Mini-mental score of 21 or below
- Severe musculoskeletal impairment
- Uncontrolled chronic disease
- Major depression
- Severe vestibular problems
You may not qualify if…
- Adults unable to consent
- Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
- Pregnant women
- Prisoners
Where it is running
- Max Orovitz Laboratories — Coral Gables, Florida, United States
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