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A Prospective Cohort Study of Aged People for Chronic Diseases

A Hospital-based Prospective Cohort Study With Aged People to Elucidate Predictive Factors Including Muscle and Fat Mass for Chronic Diseases and Mortality

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02640872
Acronym
HAPPY
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2015-12-29
Start date
2015-07-31
Completion date
2021-03-15
Last updated
2021-03-30

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

Conditions

Aging, Sarcopenia

Keywords

sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, osteoporosis, fracture, cardiovascular disease, mortality

Brief summary

This study is a hospital-based, prospective cohort study to elucidate the predictive factors including muscle and fat mass for chronic diseases and mortality in elderly persons aged 60 years and older.

Detailed description

This study is a hospital-based, prospective cohort study to elucidate the predictive factors among anthropometric and biochemical parameters and body composition information for chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, stroke, osteoporosis, fracture, and cognitive dysfunction, and mortality in elderly persons aged 60 years and older.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Aged 60 years and older * Capable of communication with the research team * Provided written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Age \< 60 years * active malignancy * uncompensated liver cirrhosis * ESRD * severe cognitive impairment which cannot communicate with the research term

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Alll cause mortality9 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of major adverse cardiac event including nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, and unstable angina9 years
Incidence of frailty defined by the Korean Fraility Index9 years
Cardiometabolic mortality9 years
Incidence of cognitive dysfunction measured by minimental status examination9 years
Development of sarcopenia defined by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) criteria9 years
Incidence of osteoporotic fracture9 years

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026