Identification and characterization of community-dwelling older people with sarcopenia.
Completed
- Conditions
- Age-related loss of muscle mass and function - Sarcopenia10028302
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON37690
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 12
Inclusion Criteria
Subjects will be included if they are >= 65 years old, have given informed consent, understand Dutch language and are able to perform a walk test. Subjects from both sexes will be included; no specific distribution is needed.
Exclusion Criteria
Active rheumathoid arthritis
Post stroke status with evident lingering symptoms (paralysis, loss of motor functions)
Diseases of the nervous system like Parkinson and MS
Active angina pectoris
Dementia
Older people in a wheelchair
Older people with ICD or pacemaker
Older people unable to perform the tests, as judged by the investigator
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The feasibility of a set of tools to measure sarcopenia and its<br /><br>characteristics. Sarcopenia is defined as low muscle mass in combination with<br /><br>low muscle strength and/or low physical performance. Feasiblity includes among<br /><br>others the time span of the testprocedure and the do-ability of the tests<br /><br>(cut-off: 1/3 of the participants indicates problems/negative attitude).</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Nutritional status, level of physical activity, frailty, activities of daily<br /><br>living, quality of life and health care costs, feasibility.</p><br>