Locomotive syndrome Frailty Sarcopenia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology(NCGG)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a. 1. Those who can go to the hospital by walking on their own (canes can be used) 2. Those who are frail applicable (based on the following judgment criteria) 3. Those who have consented to participate in the study. b. Those who are willing to be examined at the Locomo-Frail Outpatient Clinic and do not fall into the Frail category (control group) Frail applicable criteria 1. Five or more of the 6 items (meal, urination/defecation control, transferring, going to the toilet, changing clothes, bathing) in the Katz Index, and 2. Those who meet 8 or more points out of the 25 items in the basic checklist
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who have visual or hearing impairments that interfere with daily life. 2. Those who have obvious paralysis at the time of registration. 3. Those who have already been diagnosed with dementia (including patients taking dementia treatment drugs). 4. Those who have neurological disorders that cause progressive limb dysfunction (Parkinson's disease, for example). 5. Those who are thought to be at the end-of-life stage. 6. Others who are judged to be unsuitable for study registration by a doctor.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Death 2. Emergency hospitalization 3. Institutional admission 4. New certification for long-term care and the changes in certification status 5. Fall 6. Fracture caused by a fall 7. Changes in Kihon Checklist 8. Changes in Frailty Screening Index | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| State of frailty | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroyasu Akatsu
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology(NCGG) Center for Frailty and Locomotive syndrome
Outcome results
None listed