NCT07627919Recruiting
Effect of Combined Resisted Training and Protein-based Diet on Frailty in Sarcopenic Elderly Women
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Sixty obese elderly women will be recruited from Fawkia hospital outpatient clinic diagnosed by sarcopenia and randomly allocated into two groups for a 12-week intervention. Patients will be divided into 2 groups (A and B): * Group A (combined intervention group: n=30): will perform supervised resistance exercise training three times per week and follow a high-protein diet (1.3 g protein/kg/day) * Group B (control group: n=30): will receive a high-protein diet and general health advices and be asked to maintain their usual lifestyle. They will be offered the intervention post-study.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 30 May 2026
- Start date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 May 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07627919
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From 30 Jun 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 May 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- 1\) Sever cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, or hepatic disease. 2) Uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension. 3) Neurological or musculoskeletal disorders prohibiting exercise 4) Cancer or other terminal illness. 5) Current use of anti-inflammatory drugs or steroids. 6) Metal implants prohibiting BIA assessment. 7) Cognitive impairment impairing ability to consent or follow instructions. 8) Using drugs that would affect metabolism or balance. 9) Using assistive devices for walking.
Who the study is looking for
- 1\) Female gender 2) Age 60-70 years 3) BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 4) Sarcopenic patients diagnosed by their physicians according to EWGSOP2 criteria (low muscle strength confirmed by handgrip strength or chair stand test, plus low muscle quantity confirmed by BIA or DXA), and SARC-F score \>3.
- 5\) Ambulatory and able to participate in exercise. 6) Stable medical condition. 7) The patients didn't follow any type of diet before the treatment at least 4 weeks ago.
- 8\) Patients didn't follow any exercise program before treatment at least 4 weeks ago.
Age in the registry: 60 years to 70 years · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fawkia hospital outpatient clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | El-Sheikh Zayed City | Egypt | Recruiting |
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