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| Name | Class |
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| Top Institute Food and Nutrition | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether long term leucine supplementation has a positive effect on body composition and muscle characteristics in elderly, type 2 diabetes patients.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Experimental | Leucine supplement |
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| B | Placebo Comparator | Wheat flour |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leucine | Dietary Supplement | capsules are 0.5g, subjects take 5 capsules with every main meal for 6 months In total this is 15 capsules per day |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Body Composition | 1, 3, and 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Muscle characteristics | 1, 3, and 6 months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Marika Leenders, MSc | Maastricht University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Maastricht University | Maastricht | 6229 ER | Netherlands |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 21525248 | Derived | Leenders M, Verdijk LB, van der Hoeven L, van Kranenburg J, Hartgens F, Wodzig WK, Saris WH, van Loon LJ. Prolonged leucine supplementation does not augment muscle mass or affect glycemic control in elderly type 2 diabetic men. J Nutr. 2011 Jun;141(6):1070-6. doi: 10.3945/jn.111.138495. Epub 2011 Apr 27. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003924 | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 |
| ID | Term |
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| D003920 | Diabetes Mellitus |
| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D007930 | Leucine |
| D005433 | Flour |
| ID | Term |
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| D000597 | Amino Acids, Branched-Chain |
| D000596 | Amino Acids |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
| D000601 | Amino Acids, Essential |
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| Wheat flour | Dietary Supplement | Wheat flour |
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| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
| D005502 | Food |
| D000066888 | Diet, Food, and Nutrition |
| D010829 | Physiological Phenomena |
| D019602 | Food and Beverages |