An interventional study of Actiful and Placebo in Fitness, sponsored by BioActor. Completed at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 60 Years to 75 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-06-24.
Sponsored by BioActor · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
The primary objective of this study is to determine the effect of daily supplementation of a combined orange- and pomegranate extract for a period of 4 weeks on physical fitness compared to placebo.
In this crossover study, participants will daily receive either a placebo or Actiful®, a supplement containing 500 mg orange extract and 200 mg pomegranate actives, for 4 weeks followed by a wash-out period of 4 to 8 weeks. Subsequently, the second intervention period of 4 weeks (active product or placebo) will take place. The product and placebo will be supplied in capsules that participants can ingest with a glas of water (daily, prior to breakfast).
Dietary habits and physical activity are two important components of a healthy lifestyle. Targeted nutritional interventions may improve health and stimulate physical activity. Both orange extracts and pomegranate concentrate have been shown to exert beneficial effects on health and exercise performance. However, the effects of a combination of the two extracts on exercise and physical activity have not been investigated yet. It is expected that this combination may be an effective dietary way to improve exercise performance, physical activity in the free-living state, and quality of life in a middle aged population.
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Exclusion Criteria:
a supplement containing 500 mg orange extract and 200 mg pomegranate actives
Dietary Supplement: Actiful
Maltodextrin
Other: Placebo
supplement containing 500 mg orange extract and 200 mg pomegranate actives
Maltodextrin
6 Minute Walking Test
Participants have to walk for 6 minutes, as fast as possible. Total distance will be measured.
Time frame: 0-4-8-12 weeks
Senior Fitness test
Fitness tests to see if Actiful improves physical activity level
Time frame: 0-4-8-12 weeks
Daily physical activity measured by accelerometers
Accelerometer is worn for 7 days prior to each testing day
Time frame: 0-4-8-12 weeks
Quality of life questionnaire - WHOQOL-100
Participants will be asked to fill out the WHOQOL-100 questionnaire to determine quality of life. Scale from 1-5 (disagree-agree)
Time frame: 0-4-8-12 weeks
Concentration of blood marker TAC
Total antioxidant capacity measurement in plasma
Time frame: 0-4-8-12 weeks
Plan to share: No
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