80
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
February 29, 2020
Study Completion Date
February 29, 2020
Essential Amino Acids (EAA)
Twice daily ingestion of 20 or 23 grams of EAA for 7 days leading up to surgery and continuing for 6 weeks after surgery \[surgery = primary total knee arthroplasty\]
Placebo (Alanine)
Twice daily ingestion of 20 or 23 grams Placebo (alanine) for 7 days leading up to surgery and continuing for 6 weeks after surgery \[surgery = primary total knee arthroplasty\]
Slocum Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Eugene
University of Oregon, Eugene
Collaborators (1)
Slocum Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
OTHER
Slocum Research & Education Foundation
OTHER
Oregon Research Institute
OTHER
Oregon Health and Science University
OTHER
University of Arkansas
OTHER
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NIH
University of Oregon
OTHER