Identification and characterization of community-dwelling older people with sarcopenia.

Completed

• Conditions: Loss of muscle mass and function - Sarcopenia; 10028302

• Registration Number: NL-OMON39890
• Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Maastricht

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 252

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects must meet all of the following criteria: * 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.

Exclusion Criteria

Older people living in a nursing home, older people with active rheumatoid 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, with ICD or pacemaker and subjects 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>Characteristics (nutritional status, physical activity) of sarcopenic versus<br /><br>non-sarcopenic community-dwelling older people.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Prevalence of sarcopenia, falls, frailty, activities of daily living, quality<br /><br>of life, care use (health care costs).</p><br>