Physical and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults With Fatigue

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Fatigue
• Interventions: Other: Fatigue severity scale

• Registration Number: NCT06509620
• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University

Brief Summary

Fatigue is a common symptom in older adults, often linked to various medical conditions, medications, and psychosocial factors, and it can adversely affect both physical and cognitive performance in the aging population, contributing to functional decline and reduced quality of life.

Assessment of the physical impact of fatigue on physical and cognitive performance in older adults can offer valuable insights for clinical practice and holistic geriatric care. Therefore, this study will validate subjective tools used for measuring the impact of fatigue against objective measures.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-07-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-17
• Study First Posted: 2024-07-19
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-19
• Study Start: 2024-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-03-01
• Study Completion: 2025-05-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants aged 60 years old and above both males and females

Exclusion Criteria

• o Patients with acute medical illness.

  • Patients with life threatening illnesses.
  • Bedridden patients.
  • Patients with diagnosed malignancy.
  • Patients with debilitating chronic disease (end organ failure) (e.g. heart failure , renal failure, and liver cell failure).
  • Patients with neurological diseases (e.g. moderate to severe dementia, stroke, parkinsonism) that interfere with the assessment process.
  • Patients with musculoskeletal conditions that interfere with the assessment process (fracture, disabling osteoarthritis, painful arthritis).
  • Patients with severe uncorrected hearing loss, vision impairment, or aphasia that may impede effective communication during the assessment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
cases	Fatigue severity scale	community dwelling elderly patients with fatigue. 70 Participants aged 60 years old and above both males and females with fatigue for at least 4 weeks not due to acute condition
control	Fatigue severity scale	age and gender matched elderly patients without fatigue

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome measure the difference in cognitive performance between older adults with and without fatigue, assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)	6 months	compare the MoCA scores between the fatigued and non-fatigued groups using appropriate statistical methods (e.g., t-tests or ANCOVA adjusting for potential confounders). MOCA score is 30 with 18-25 = mild cognitive impairment, - 10-17= moderate cognitive impairment and - less than 10= severe cognitive impairment.
The primary outcome measure the difference in physical performance between older individuals with and without fatigue, assessed using 6 minutes walk test	6 months	The primary outcome will compare the 6 minutes walk test between the fatigued and non-fatigued groups using appropriate statistical methods (e.g., t-tests or ANCOVA adjusting for potential confounders).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ain Shams University; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt