Protein Intake Plus Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Mass in Hospitalized Elderly
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Atrophy, Muscular
At a Glance
- Age
- 65 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
This study aims to investigate the effects of supplementation of protein plus sessions of electrostimulation on muscle mass, length of hospital stay, readmission and mortality of hospitalized elderly.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* both sex;
* 65 years and older;
* hospital stay less than 48 hours;
Exclusion Criteria:
* cancer in the last 5 years;
* delirium;
* cognitive deficit that impossibility the patient to read and sign the informed consent form;
* neurological disease;
* neurodegenerative muscul…
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