None listed
Conditions
Sponsors
Asan Medical Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Individuals diagnosed with sarcopenia according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia guidelines 2019 by a public health center within the last 3 months. and 2) Residents of the local community aged 65 and older.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals who cannot walk alone for more than 5 minutes without assistance. 2. Individuals with significant hearing impairment to the extent that participation in group intervention programs would be difficult, as determined by the researcher. 3. Individuals who have been hospitalized for 2 weeks or more in the past 3 months in a hospital or nursing facility. 4. Individuals receiving treatment for uncontrolled congestive heart failure or metastatic cancer. 5. Individuals whose life expectancy is expected to be less than 1 year, as determined by the researcher.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gait speed | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical performance (Short Physical Performance Battery);Grip strength;Muscle mass (Appendicular skeletal muscle mass / height sqaure);SF-SarQOL;Composite outcome during the program (including mortality, institutionalization, and admission lasting more than 1 month);Clincial Frailty Scale (self-assessed frailty level via phone response);Activity of Daily Living, Instrumental Activity of Daily Living | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactSunghwan Ji
Asan Medical Center
Outcome results
None listed