Skip to main content
. 2018 Nov 30;2018(11):CD003177. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003177.pub4

ENRGISE 2016.

Trial name or title ENabling Reduction of low‐Grade Inflammation in SEniors (ENRGISE)
Methods RCT
Participants People aged 70+ years with self‐reported walking or stair‐climbing difficulty
Interventions Each for 1 year
Arm 1: omega‐3 fish oil (1.4 g/d for 6 months, possibly increasing to 2.8 g/d)
Arm 2: losartan 25 mg/d
Arm 3: placebo corn oil (for omega‐3) plus placebo cellulose (for losartan)
Arm 4: omega‐3 plus losartan
Arm 5: placebo corn oil (for omega‐3)
Arm 6: placebo cellulose (for losartan)
Outcomes Primary: IL‐6, 400 meter walk test
Secondary: short physical performance battery, frailty, hand grip strength, knee dynamometry, SF‐36
Starting date Registered on Trials Registry 3 February 2016
Study start date: February 2016
Estimated study completion date: March 2018
Contact information Jane Lu janelu@ufl.edu
Michael Stancil mstancil@ufl.edu
Notes NCT02676466
HHS Vulnerability Disclosure