Effects of Obesity on Rectus Femoris Muscle Thickness, Sarcopenia, Gait and Balance in Women

• Conditions: Sarcopenic Obesity; Obesity; Sarcopenia
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Ultrasonografi, Sarcopenia measurement, Zebris

• Registration Number: NCT05638035
• Lead Sponsor: Kutahya Health Sciences University

Brief Summary

Research; It is a planned, non-invasive, controlled study in obese female volunteers and non-obese female volunteers. The population of the study consists of voluntarily non-obese women and obese women. Sarcopenia assets of individuals will be measured with the sarc-f questionnaire, and then muscle strength, muscle mass and physical performance tests will be measured. Then, rectus femoris muscle thickness will be measured with USG, and then walking and balance will be measured with ZEBRIS.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-15
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-25
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-06
• Primary Completion: 2023-03-15
• Study Completion: 2023-06-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1

Inclusion Criteria

• Being over 18 years old and female
• Volunteering and accepting to participate in the study
• BMI 30-39.9 kg/m2 in obese women (experimental group)
• BMI 18-27.9 kg/m2 in non-obese women (control group)
• Not having cardiorespiratory, neurological, orthopedic and metabolic disorders

Exclusion Criteria

• Being under 18 years old and male
• Having a BMI of 40.0 kg/m2 and above in obese women (experimental group)
• BMI 28.0 kg/m2 and above in non-obese women (control group)
• Having cardiorespiratory, neurological, orthopedic and metabolic disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
non-obese women	Ultrasonografi, Sarcopenia measurement, Zebris	After obtaining demographic information for women with a BMI of 18-27.9 kg/m2 for at least 6 months, Body Mass Index (BMI) will be calculated and the relationship between rectus femoris muscle thickness, sarcopenia, gait and balance will be evaluated and will be compared with obese group.
obese women	Ultrasonografi, Sarcopenia measurement, Zebris	After obtaining demographic information in women with a BMI of 30-39.9 kg/m2, Body Mass Index (BMI) will be calculated and the relationship between obesity and rectus femoris muscle thickness, sarcopenia, gait and balance will be evaluated.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rectus femoris muscle thickness	baseline	Measurement of muscle thickness with ultrasound

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kütahya Health Sciences University; 🇹🇷 Kütahya, Centre, Turkey