Porvoo Sarcopenia & Nutrition Trial

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Age related muscle loss i.e. sarcopenia; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001253897
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Helsinki

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

75 years or older, living permanently at home in Porvoo, Finland

low hand grip strength (men < 30.0 kg, women < 20.0 kg) or slow habitual gait speed (< 0,80 m/s)

low skeletal muscle index (2 standard deviations below young adults) measured by direct segmental calf bioimpedance spectroscopy.

voluntary participation, written informed consent to participate in study by participant or her/his closest proxy.

Exclusion Criteria

not living at home

not able to walk indoors independently (canes and walkers allowed)

not able to co-operate with hand grip, walking speed, and bioimpedance measurements

plasma creatinine > 150 µmol/l

terminal illness (estimated prognosis > 6 months)

cardiac pacemaker

bilateral replacement arthroplasty of the knee

severe skin lesions in bioimpedance electrode placement sites (dorsal foot, dorsal ankle, lateral knee, dorsal wrist, and dorsal palm)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified