Musculoskeletal Effects of Bicarbonate

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

244

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2015

Conditions
Muscle LossFracturesOsteoporosis, Age RelatedFall Injury
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

potassium bicarbonate

potassium bicarbonate in dose of 1.0 mmol/kg per day, given in three even daily doses after meals with a full glass of water

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

potassium bicarbonate

potassium bicarbonate in dose of 1.5 mmol/kg per day, given in three even daily doses after meals with a full glass of water

OTHER

Inactive placebo capsule

microcrystalline cellulose

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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