Healthy Elder People
Conditions
Brief summary
The study is to evaluate the feasibility of the NLA tool, a combined assessment of nutritional and physical functional status, to provide personalized advice for the independence and mobility of elderly.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNutrition Status Questionnaires and Physicial Function Test
Nutrition status questionnaires will be administered, Physical functional status will be tested
Sponsors
Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Study design
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. aged between 65 and 90 years, 2. able to walk with or without walking aid, 3. having obtained the subject's written informed consent 4. free of cognitive impairment,
Exclusion criteria
1. restricted by a doctor to exercise. 2. unable to carry out performance tests and questionnaires correctly, 3. lower or upper extremity surgery or fracture in the last 3 months 4. having history of neurological disease (e.g., Parkinson disease, stroke) with residual impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NLA Feasibility | Day 1 of Study | Determining the proportion of elderly subjects (by statistical approach) who, according to the NLA result, would qualify for a personalized program to improve their nutritional and physical status |
| The Segmentation of Target Population | Day 1 of Study | Determining the segmentation (defined by cut-off criteria) of these elderly subjects stratified into 3 NLA subgroups according to strength (By measuring upper and lower extremity strength) and endurance performance (By measuring 6 minutes walking distantce) (33% +/- 10% of target group) |
Countries
Japan
Outcome results
None listed