sarcopenia
Conditions
Interventions
intervention group:Yam Pill
Sponsors
The Second People's Hospital Affiliated to Fujian University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Age =60 years old, in line with the AWGS diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia, and in line with the TCM dialectical standard of spleen deficiency syndrome; 2) Be able to understand and cooperate with the test, and voluntarily sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Motor dysfunction caused by severe nervous system diseases, musculoskeletal system diseases osteoporosis, severe osteoarthritis; 2) severe heart, lung or mental illness, uncontrolled endocrine or metabolic disease, or severe liver or kidney function (such as cirrhosis, a history of kidney stones, kidney failure or dialysis); 3) Inability to communicate properly with the researcher due to speech or uncorrected hearing impairment; 4) Severe cognitive impairment (brief mental state examination: MMSE score < 24 points), unable to understand the content included in the questionnaire and scale; 5) Use of growth hormone, estrogen, progesterone or testosterone supplements for nearly 3 months, or severe nutritional deficiencies; 6) Participate in other trials or Chinese medicine supplement trials in the past three months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| muscle mass; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| handgrip strength;Short Physical Performance Battery;6-minute walking test;time up and go test;Evaluation of curative effect of TCM syndrome;Mini-Mental State Examination;Stroop color word test;Attention performance test;Wechsler memory Scale test;EuroQol Five Dimensions Questionnaire; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiu Zhizhen
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed