Sarcopenia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Men or women aged 70 years old or over; 2. individuals with compliants of fatigue, slowness in walking, weight loss, fear of fall or be susceptible to fall or difficulty in rising from chairs; 3. SARC-F questionaire scores 1 to 9 points; 4. have no plan of moving out of the nursing home in 1 year.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those with acute illness or rapid worsening of chronic diseases; 2. Those who suffer from moderate or more serious impared heart and lung function; 3. Those suffering from intermittent claudication or pains; 4. Those with paralysis in any of the arms or lower limbs caused by stroke, spinal diseases and motor neuron diseases; 5. Those suffering from parkinson disease; 6. Those with defect of legs; 7. Those with Dementia; 8. Those with cachexia; 9. Those who are thouhgt not suitable for the trial by doctors.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| walking speed;timed up and go test;Short Physical Performance Battery;grip strengt; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SF-12;the short version falls efficacy scale; | — |