29
Participants
Start Date
September 3, 2018
Primary Completion Date
May 20, 2020
Study Completion Date
June 3, 2020
Nandrolone Decanoate
Injections every 3 weeks, last injection at week 12. Women 50 mg, men with total testosterone ≥ 11 nmol/l will receive 100 mg, and men with total testosterone \< 11 nmol/l will receive a dose of 200 mg.
Protein-rich nutritional supplement
The protein-rich nutritional supplement is a liquid containing 18 g milk-based protein pr bottle. Patients will receive a minimum of 1.35 g/kg bodyweight/day); which means that most patients will receive 2 bottles per day for 12 weeks.
Physical therapy
The physical therapy intervention will include progressive strength training initiated daily on weekdays during hospitalization and continued twice per week in the outpatient rehabilitation program in the municipality (treatment as usual but with strength training as an obligatory component) for a total intervention period of 12 weeks from time of inclusion.
Sodium Chloride 9mg/ml Injection
Placebo injection of 1 ml Sodium Chloride
Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre
Morten Tange Kristensen PT, PhD
OTHER