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First received: November 17, 2022

Clinical Trial: A SkeleTal Muscle Recovery Intervention With Dietary Protein in Heart Failure

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Heart Failure

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: A SkeleTal Muscle Recovery Intervention With Dietary Protein in Heart Failure

Brief Summary: Severe skeletal wasting and catabolic weight loss are highly common among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).This prospective randomized controlled trial will compare changes in the muscle mass in the arms and the legs (appendicular lean mass) in patients with HFrEF randomized between 3 groups of no, low- or high-dose protein supplementation.The dietary protein supplementation will be Ensure(R) products manufactured by Abbott Nutrition.The Investigators hypothesize that skeletal…

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