# Effect of Protein Consumption and Resistance Training on Body Composition, Muscular Strength and Functional Capacity in the Elderly

> **NCT03862937** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre** · enrollment: 38 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Elderly
- Sarcopenia

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Exercise training + whey protein
- **OTHER:** Exercise training + placebo (maltodextrin)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03862937
- **Lead sponsor:** Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2019-03-03
- **Primary completion:** 2019-12-20
- **Final completion:** 2019-12-20
- **Target enrollment:** 38 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-07-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03862937

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03862937, "Effect of Protein Consumption and Resistance Training on Body Composition, Muscular Strength and Functional Capacity in the Elderly". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-29 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03862937. Licensed CC0.

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