Whole Grain Job's Tear, Muscle Health, Blood Glucose and Lipid Level
The Clinical Effectiveness of Taiwanese Whole Grain Job's Tear on Muscle Health, Blood Glucose and Lipid Levels- a Randomized Controlled Trial
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
80 participants
Jun 14, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Background: This investigation aims to explore efficacy of Taiwanese whole grain job's tear on muscle health and blood glucose and lipid levels in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: An open-label, 16-week, randomized controlled, cross-over trial involving participants with subject complaint of slower gait or weakness or fall in last year were recruited. The intervention group consumed Taiwanese whole grain job's tear (red job's tear) or white job's tear. Assessments included laboratory tests, functional assessments, and body composition.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- People who aged 60-95 years
- Patients with following characteristics:
- feeling loss in activity detecting decline in self's walking speed. feeling tired of doing everything. having fall event in last year. People willing to follow the program and cooperate with us for following tracking.
- People who are neither vegan nor vegetarian People agree and be able to sign the informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria5
- People with any disease affecting their limbs, including:
- having fracture on limbs in the past 6 months having severe arthritis in the past 6 months any other whom PI recognized as weak control of their nervous system( e.g.: Parkinson's disease and stroke).
- People with intermittent limp caused by peripheral artery diseases People with weak control of mental disorder People with weak control of Cardiopulmonary disease People with weak control of Malignant tumor People with weak control of kidney diseases (eGFR <60ml/min/1.73) People with Visual impairment and Hearing disorder which cannot help to complete the program.
- People who have underwent hormone treatment and planned to undergo hormone treatment during program session.
- Any other condition that PI recognized as not suitable
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Interventions
300cc drink made from red job's tear, 2 bottle/day from week 0 to week 8
300cc drink made from white job's tear, 2 bottle/day from week 0 to week 8
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NCT06503172