Sarcopenia and Physical Activity Intervention: a Randomized-controlled Trial

May 4, 2022 updated by: Paola Cinque, Scientific Institute San Raffaele

Reduction of Sarcopenia Through a Home-based, App-monitored, Physical Exercise Intervention

Sarcopenia is a pathophysiological process associated with aging and some metabolic conditions characterized by progressive muscle tissue loss, which may lead to loss of strength and performance and increased risk of falls and fractures, physical disability and premature death. With the present project the investigator aim to assess the effect of a feasible exercise program to improve muscle strength (primary outcome), and muscle volume and performance and other measures potentially associated with sarcopenia (secondary outcomes) in elderly and people living with HIV (PLWH) with sarcopenia. The investigators plan to enroll 98 elderly and 98 PLWH in a multicentric, 48-week, randomized, parallel-group, open label, superiority trial comparing the effect of a home-based and app-monitored strength exercise intervention versus no intervention. The investigators expect that participants who exercise will improve strength and other parameters and that improvement at week 12 and week 48 will be higher than in no-exercise controls.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

198

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Italy
      • Milano, Italy, 20127
        • Recruiting
        • IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele Turro

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Sedentary
  • >60 year-old in the elderly group or >50 year-old for the PLWH group;
  • with sarcopenia, as defined by both relative loss of muscle mass by bioimpedentiometry (BIA) and low muscle strength by handgrip

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any disease requiring hospitalization in the 6 weeks before enrollment;
  • Medical conditions contraindicating the proposed exercise as established by a sport medicine specialist;
  • Current substance or alcohol abuse or use of drugs that may influence balance and coordination;
  • Not being able to walk without assistance and to perform the prescribed exercises as by protocol.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Exercise group
Participants will follow a strength exercise program monitored through the use of a specifically designed smartphone application.
Behavioral: Home-based physical activity
Participants will follow a strength exercise program
No Intervention: Control group
Continue their daily routine without exercise prescription.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Muscle strenght improvement
Time Frame: Week 12
To assess the effect of exercise on muscle strength assess by the handgrip, in elderly people and PLWH, through comparison between an experimental and a control group.
Week 12

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Scientific Institute San Raffaele

Collaborators

Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

October 15, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

October 15, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 24, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 6, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

October 7, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 10, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 4, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RF-2019-12370198

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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