171
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2006
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2008
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2008
Potassium Bicarbonate
67.5 mmol/d given as three tablets after each meal, with a full glass of water
Sodium Bicarbonate
67.5 mmol/d given as three tablets after each meal, with a full glass of water
Potassium Chloride
67.5 mmol/d given as three tablets after each meal, with a full glass of water
placebo (microcrystalline cellulose)
Given as three tablets after each meal, with a full glass of water
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
NIH
Tufts University
OTHER