Screening for Obesity, Sarcopenia, and Osteoporosis in older adults in the primary care setting – the OYSTER pilot study

Screening for Obesity, Sarcopenia, and Osteoporosis in older adults in the primary care setting – the OYSTER pilot study - OYSTER pilot study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00035672

Enrollment

Registered

2024-12-12

Start date

2025-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

E66 M62.5 M81

Interventions

Group 1: Family doctors fill in the FRAX tool, assess waist circumference and BMI and perform a chair-rise-test. Patients fill in the SARC-F-Questionnaire followed by a short evaluation by family doct

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

70 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: male or female patients in family doctors offices or primary healthcare facilities with informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: terminal illness, unable to stand or walk, cognitive impairment or unable to fill out the SARC-F-Questionnaire with or without assistance

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
feasibility of a simple screening for obesity, sarcopenia and osteoporosis of patients over 70 years of age in primary healthcare	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
estimation of the prevalence of the combination of obesity, sarcopenia and osteoporosis and furthermore the prevalence of a high risk of fracture according to FRAX without an established therapy in primary healthcare	—

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactDagmar Schaffler-Schaden

Institut für Allgemein-, Familien- und Präventivmedizin der Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversität Salzburg

dagmar.schaffler@pmu.ac.at+43 662 2420 80439

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026