Feasibility Clinical Study of NLA Tool-US

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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01995682

Acronym

NLA

Enrollment

154

Registered

2013-11-26

Start date

2013-12-31

Completion date

2014-07-31

Last updated

2014-08-07

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Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Independent living, walk with or without walking aids

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.

Detailed description

* Determining the proportion of elderly subjects who, according to the NLA result, would qualify for a personalized program to improve their nutritional and physical status; * Determining the segmentation (defined by cut-off criteria) of these elderly subjects stratified into 3 NLA subgroups according to strength and endurance performance (33% +/- 10% of target group)

Interventions

None listed

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 (3MSE),

Exclusion criteria

1. self reported restriction to exercise(by a physician or other). 2. unable to carry out performance tests and questionnaires correctly, 3. self reported lower or upper extremity surgery or fracture in the last 3 months 4. self-reported symptomatic coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction in last 6 months 5. self reported history of neurological disease (e.g., Parkinson disease, stroke) with residual impairment 6. uncontrolled hypertension (\>150/90 mm Hg) 7. self reported congestive heart failure 8. unable to communicate in English. Non-English speaking individuals will be excluded due to safety concerns in being able to understand testing instructions.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
NLA feasibility	One day	Determining the proportion of elderly subjects who, according to the NLA result, would qualify for a personalized program to improve their nutritional and physical status.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Evaluate the average time required for completing the NLA	One day	Measure the time required to complete the NLA.

Countries

United States

Outcome results