Physical Activity Program for Counteracting Sarcopenia
Effects of an Home-base Physical Activity Program for Counteracting Sarcopenia in Elderly: a Randomized-controlled Trial.
| Sponsors |
Lead Sponsor: Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi |
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| Source | Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi | |||||
| Brief Summary | Sarcopenia is a pathophysiological process associated with aging and some metabolic conditions characterized by progressive muscle tissue loss, which may lead to loss of strangth and performance and increase risk of falls and fractures, physical disability and premature death. Therefore, it is necessary to identify personalized programs of physical activity and supplementation for elderly population in order to improve their physical functions, muscle strengh and body composition. With the present project we aime to assess the effect of a feasible home-based exercise program coupled with food supplementation to improve muscle strength, muscle volume and muscle physical performance potentially associated with sarcopenia in elderly people. |
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| Overall Status | Recruiting | |||||
| Start Date | September 18, 2019 | |||||
| Completion Date | December 20, 2020 | |||||
| Primary Completion Date | December 20, 2020 | |||||
| Phase | N/A | |||||
| Study Type | Interventional | |||||
| Primary Outcome |
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| Enrollment | 36 | |||||
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| Intervention |
Intervention Type: Behavioral Intervention Name: Physical activity Description: Home-based physical activity program Arm Group Label: Physical activity group Intervention Type: Dietary Supplement Intervention Name: Physical activity and supplementation Description: Home-based physical activity program and amminoacid supplementation Arm Group Label: Physical activity and supplementation group Intervention Type: Other Intervention Name: Control Description: No intervention Arm Group Label: Control group |
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| Eligibility |
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria: - Sedentary lifestyle. - Cognitively intact. - Autonomous walking. - Acceptance of informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: - Body mass index lower than 18.5 and uppen than 40 kg/m2. - History of cancer. - Pacemaker user. - History of epileptic episodes. - Endocrine-metabolic, neurological, muscular and ortopedic pathologies that affect movement functions. - Bone fractures that influence movement functions. - Smoking. - Surgical treatments in the prior 6 months. - Use of antieptilectics, glucocorticoids, rhGH and testosterone. - Hepatic and muscular pathologies Gender: All Minimum Age: 60 Years Maximum Age: 80 Years Healthy Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
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| Overall Contact |
Last Name: Matteo Bonato, Ph.D. Phone: 00390266214980 Email: [email protected] |
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| Location |
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| Location Countries |
Italy |
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| Verification Date |
November 2019 |
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| Responsible Party |
Type: Sponsor |
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| Has Expanded Access | No | |||||
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| Number Of Arms | 3 | |||||
| Arm Group |
Label: Physical activity group Type: Experimental Label: Physical activity and supplementation group Type: Experimental Label: Control group Type: Experimental |
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| Acronym | EXERSARCO | |||||
| Study Design Info |
Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Primary Purpose: Treatment Masking: Single (Participant) |
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