Status:

TERMINATED

Muscle-targeted Nutritional Therapy for the Recovery From COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia

Conditions:

Sarcopenia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To assess the impact of a muscle-targeted nutritional therapy consisting of nutritional counseling and high-quality whey protein-based oral nutritional supplements enriched with leucine and vitamin D,...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Sarcopenia (revised European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People criteria)
  • Recent discharge from hospital for COVID-19
  • Informed consent

Exclusion

  • Any malignant disease during the last five years
  • Known kidney failure (previous glomerular filtration rate \<30 ml/min);
  • Known liver failure (Child B or C)
  • Psychiatric disease
  • Endocrine disorders associated with disorders of calcium metabolism (excluding osteoporosis)
  • Indications related to the study product:
  • More than 10 µg (400 IU) of daily Vitamin D intake from medical sources. More than 500 mg of daily calcium intake from medical sources. Adherence to a high energy or high protein diet up or use of protein containing or amino acid containing nutritional supplements up to three months before starting the study.
  • Known allergy to milk, milk products or other components of the proposed interventions
  • Indication to or ongoing artificial nutrition support
  • Inclusion in other nutrition intervention trials
  • Investigator's uncertainty about the willingness or ability of the subject to comply with the protocol requirements
  • Refusal

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 21 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 3 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

5 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04756856

Start Date

April 21 2021

End Date

May 3 2022

Last Update

May 1 2025

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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

Pavia, Italy, 27100