What this means
Researchers plan to give older adults krill oil for six months and measure muscle, nerves, and walking. This trial has not reported results, so it cannot yet show whether krill oil helps.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 65–90
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- The Krill Ageing Muscle Mechanisms (KAMM) Study
- Trial ID
- NCT06296875 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia
- What is tested
- Vegetable oil, Krill oil
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
- Ages
- 65 Years to 90 Years
- Dates
- First posted Mar 6, 2024 · updated May 1, 2026
Registry summary
This study aims to determine the mechanisms via which krill oil supplementation increases muscle strength and whether this translates to improvements in gait and functional characteristics in older adults. The studies we will carry out will establish, in healthy older adults, the effects of 6 months of supplementation with krill oil
Objective 1) Muscle structure and function Hypothesis: Krill oil supplementation will increase muscle size and strength alongside positive changes in muscle architecture (pennation angle and fascicle length).
Objective 2) Neuromuscular control and central nervous system (CNS) function Hypothesis: Krill oil supplementation will improve Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ) transmission stability and increase central drive and intramuscular coherence, as a measure of muscle synergy.
Objective 3) Gait and functional characteristics Hypothesis: Krill oil supplementation will improve gait and functional characteristics.
Sites (1)
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom