Nutritional needs and physical function in community dwelling geriatric outpatients to counteract sarcopenia and ultimately preserve daily function

Nutritional needs and physical function in community dwelling geriatric outpatients to counteract sarcopenia and ultimately preserve daily function - Nutrition, physical function and sarcopenia in elderly

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON42139

Enrollment

270

Registered

2015-06-15

Start date

2015-07-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-23

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Conditions

Sarcopenia

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Geriatric outpatients: Elderly referred to the geriatric outpatient clinic of the Center of Geriatric Medicine Amsterdam (COGA), VU University Medical Center Amsterdam.;Healthy age matched controls: Elderly attending social or group activitties, being medically stable, free from major diseases.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Geriatric outpatients: No exclusion criteria will be applied.;Healthy age matched controls: Exclusion criteria from the European MYOAGE study will be applied; dependent living status, the inability to walk a distance of 250 meter, morbidity, immobilization, the use of specific medication, orthopedic surgery , and participation in athletic events.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary study parameter is muscle mass on which the sample size calculation was made. - The correlation of muscle mass with the secondary study parameters in geriatric outpatients. - The difference in muscle mass between geriatric outpatients and healthy age matched controls.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Muscle-related parameters: - Muscle strength - Physical performance Energy expenditure: - Basal metabolic rate - Actual physical activity Nutritional status: - Energy intake - Protein status Cellular senescence: - Senescent cells	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results