Table 1

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the MIlkMAN: pilot

CriteriaPatient database searchesScreening interview
Inclusion
Aged 65 years and over
Live in the community
Exclusion
Diabetes mellitus type 1 or type 2Lacks capacity to consent to participate
Chronic kidney disease stage 4 or 5 (estimated glomerular filtration rate<30 mL/min/1.73 m2)Lactose intolerance
Liver function impairment (AST>2.5 times upper limit of normal range within the last 6 months)Dislikes milk or cranberry juice (control drink)
Participated in a structured RE training and gym programme in the last month
Chronic lung disease requiring maintenance steroid therapy (eg, COPD, severe asthma)Dislikes gym exercise with equipment
End-stage terminal illnessUnintentional weight loss ≥5 kg in the last 3 months
Cardiac pacemaker or severe heart failure or other significant heart diseaseUnable to understand instructions for muscle strength and function assessments in English or unwilling to participate in protocol when explained
Uncontrolled hypertension (>160/100 mm Hg) and uncontrolled hypotension (<100 mm Hg systolic) within last 6 monthsAn individual who the research team (exercise physiologist) evaluates as not suitable for the intervention because of safety reasons
Hip or knee replacement
Impaired mobility (unable to walk without an aid including wheelchair)
Current prescription of warfarin (potential interference with control drink)
BMI≥30 kg/m2
An individual who the GP feels it is inappropriate for the research team to approach for safety reasons: any medical and physical conditions that preclude safe participation in a RE programme (long-term conditions likely to lead impaired function over 6 months)
  • AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GP, general practitioner.