Clinical trial

The Effects of Almond Consumption on Functional Performance and Activity in Overweight Active Older Adults

Active, not recruiting · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT04778371

Active, not recruitingNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

The overall objective of this proposed randomized, crossover study is to determine the effect of 12 weeks of almond consumption, ingested as a snack twice daily, on energy expenditure, performance and functional related outcomes, in active, overweight, older adults, in comparison to 12 weeks of an isocaloric matched control snack. The central hypothesis of this study is, due to the nutritionally beneficial composition of almonds, that daily consumption of an almond snack for 12 weeks will contribute to improvements in energy expenditure, physical and functional performance, vascular function, inflammation/oxidative stress, sleep quality, mood status, and body composition in active, overweight and obese older adults compared to an isocaloric commercially available snack.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age50 Years to 59 Years

SexAll

Healthy volunteersAccepted

ConditionOverweight

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * 50 physically active men and postmenopausal women (free of menstruation for 12 consecutive months) * Between the ages of 50-59 years * Free of any chronic diseases such as cancer * Active lifestyle (\>30 minutes, 3 days/week) * BMI of 25.0 kg/m2 to 29.9 kg/m2 will be included * There will be no restrictions based on race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) Type 2-diabetes * Uncontrolled hypertension (≥160/100 mmHg) * BMI \<25.0 kg/m2 or \>29.9 kg/m2 * Other active chronic diseases such as cancer, asthma, glaucoma, kidney, liver and pancreatic disease * Those who are not post-menopausal or on hormone replacement therapy * Taking more than one anti-hypertensive or have been taking them for less than 3 months -Any musculoskeletal or orthopedic problem that would otherwise prevent completing the study Participants participating in a weight loss program or having lost or gain ≥10% bodyweight within the last 6 months * Currently using tobacco * Consumption of \>12 alcoholic drinks/week * Nut allergies * Frequent tree nut consumers (\>2 servings/week) * In concurrent participation with another investigational study * Currently consuming any performance supplement (i.e. creatine, nitric oxide, whey/casein protein, branched chain amino acids).

Treatments and study arms

Almonds

Other

64 g total dry roasted, unsalted almonds per day for a total of 12 weeks

Placebo

Other

200 g total calorie matched granola bar per day for total of 12 weeks

Primary outcomes

Effect of almonds on functional performance1 year

Functional performance assessed by the Continuous-Scale Physical Functional Performance Test.

Effect of almonds on submaximal aerobic capacity (VO2)1 year

-treadmill test ending at 85 % max VO2 measured using ParvoMedics metabolic cart with VO2 units reported in ml/(kg\*min)-1

Study locations

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Florida State University🇺🇸 Tallahassee, Florida, United States

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