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Muscle strength measurements in the elderly subjects

Muscle strength measurements in the elderly subjects

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON20858
Enrollment
50
Registered
2015-12-27
Start date
2016-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

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

Conditions

healthy elderly, muscle strength,

Interventions

muscle strength measurements in health elderly subjects

Sponsors

K.W.Douma Hanze University of Applied Sciences. Research Group for Healthy Aging Allied Health Care and Nursing, UMC Groningen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion: Subjects have to be at least 65 and maximal 85 years of age. Able to walk at least 20 meters with or without support and be able to rise form a chair without help.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: Systolic and diastolic blood pressures which exeed 159/100 respectively, surgical interventions, osteoporosis, dementia, chronic prednisone use, cerebro vascular accidents within the last half year, cognitive impairments witch influence mobility and-or the understanding or performance of the measurements.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Newton

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Newton

Contacts

Public ContactK.W. Douma

Hanze University of Applied Sciences.

K.W.Douma@pl.hanze.nl0031(0)509597736

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)