The effect of personalised diet and lifestyle advice on muscle health among independently living seniors * a pilot study*

Completed

Conditions: muscle power
spiergezondheid
muscle function

Registration Number: NL-OMON42412

Lead Sponsor: TNO

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, subjects must meet all of the following criteria:
* They have signed the informed consent
* They are * 60 years old
* They are considered healthy based on the 'Health and Lifestyle questionnaire' (F1_1_screening questionnaire)
* They have a Body Mass Index of 20-30 kg/m2
* They perform sedentary behaviour for at least 10 hours per day
* They are able and willing to use self-monitoring devices
* They have a desktop or laptop with internet access at home

Exclusion Criteria

Potential subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
* They use medication known for its effects on blood glucose, cholesterol or insulin
* They have a history of medical or surgical events that may significantly affect the study outcome, including physical limitations, cardio-vascular events or cerebro vascular accident as assessed by the 'Health and Lifestyle questionnaire' (F1_1_screening questionnaire)
* They are rehabilitating
* They have a pacemaker
* They are currently suffering from diabetes type I or type II as determined by the general practitioner
* They follow a specific diet (e.g. slimming diet or medically prescribed diet)
* They have physical, mental or practical limitations in using computerized systems
* They have an alcohol consumption > 28 units/week for males and > 21 units (drinks)/week for females
* They experienced unintended weight loss or weight gain of > 2 kg in the three months prior to the screening
* They do not accept that the general practitioner will be informed about participation of the study
* They are away for a longer period of time during the intervention period

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>On a weekly basis, participants will be asked to score the degree of compliance<br /><br>with the received advice on a 10 cm unstructured line scale with two anchors on<br /><br>10% and 90% of the scale (very low and very high). By monitoring the degree of<br /><br>implementation during the intervention period, both trends within individuals<br /><br>and between groups can be observed.<br /><br>Furthermore, the degree of compliance with the advice can be assessed based on<br /><br>dietary intake data as registered in the 'Eetmeter' (an online food diary<br /><br>developed by the 'Dutch nutrition centre'), and the results of the activity<br /><br>tracker.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>In addition, physical performance, handgrip strength, sedentary behaviour,<br /><br>quality of life, parameters of metabolic health status, protein and lipid<br /><br>profiles in responses to a challenge test, parameters of glycaemic control and<br /><br>patient specific complaints will be measured both at baseline and end.</p><br>