Effects of Obesity on Physical Abilities and Daily Living Activities in Elderly Adults
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Fitness tests and questionnaires.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Obesity, Sarcopenic Obesity. Basic parameters: from 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Italy
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Obesity is a significant health problem whose prevalence has tripled worldwide in the last fifty years, also involving older people. Older people present sarcopenia, characterized by the progressive loss of muscle mass and strength. Sarcopenia, accompanied by an increase in adipose tissue, causes a specific condition called sarcopenic obesity. The increase in adipose tissue and the decrease in muscle mass determines a reduction in strength and physical abilities necessary to perform everyday activities of daily living in obese older people. To understand how the condition of excess adipose tissue influences the activities of daily living of older people with obesity, it is necessary to compare the physical abilities, body composition, and results of various motor skills with normal-weight subjects, corrected for sex and age.
Interventions
- Other Fitness tests and questionnaires
Anthropometric measurements, physical fitness tests and daily life questionnaires
Primary outcome measures
- Fat mass [Time frame: Baseline]
- Lean mass [Time frame: Baseline]
- Barthel Index [Time frame: Baseline]
- Handgrip test [Time frame: Baseline]
Eligibility criteria
Obese elderly:
Inclusion criteria
- Both sexes
- Body Mass Index > 35 kg/m2
- Age > 65 years
- Hospitalized for a 3-week integrated metabolic rehabilitation program
Exclusion criteria
- Absence of signed informed consent
Normal weight elderly:
Inclusion criteria
- Both sexes
- Body Mass Index 20-25 kg/m2
- Age > 65 years
- Attendance of healthy lifestyle program in their home town
Exclusion criteria
- Absence of signed informed consent
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Italy · 1 center
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Site Piancavallo — Oggebbio
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07614464 · 01C514