Study of diabetics in elderly with special focus on loss of muscle strength and weakness.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: E08-E13- Diabetes mellitus
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/11/059638
- Lead Sponsor
- Ashish Puskur
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
• Elderly diabetic patients (above the age of 60) attending the medicine OPD, in patients and
comprehensive Geriatric Clinics in Kasturba Hospital, Manipal.
Exclusion Criteria
Conditions causing sarcopenia and frailty:
1. stroke, malignancy, tuberculosis, hyperthyroidism
2. Physically inactive/bedridden patients
3. Malnutrition(inadequate dietary intake, malabsorption, gastrointestinal disorders or medications that
cause anorexia)
4. Steroid treatment
5. Neurodegenerative disorder related: stroke, parkinsonism
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of elderly diabetic patients for clinical features and prevalent complications <br/ ><br>• To assess frailty by frailty score in elderly diabetics. <br/ ><br>• To evaluate sarcopenia in elderly diabeticsTimepoint: at the time of recruitement
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method • 1. To estimate the prevalence of frailty and sarcopenia in elderly diabetic patients <br/ ><br>• 2. To correlate frailty and sarcopenia with diabetic controlTimepoint: at the end of study