Effect of Potassium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Bone and Muscle in Older Adults

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

171

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2006

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2008

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2008

Conditions
OsteoporosisSarcopenia
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Potassium Bicarbonate

67.5 mmol/d given as three tablets after each meal, with a full glass of water

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Sodium Bicarbonate

67.5 mmol/d given as three tablets after each meal, with a full glass of water

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Potassium Chloride

67.5 mmol/d given as three tablets after each meal, with a full glass of water

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

placebo (microcrystalline cellulose)

Given as three tablets after each meal, with a full glass of water

Trial Locations (1)

02111

Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

NIH

lead

Tufts University

OTHER

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