Anorexia and Personality Traits in Elderly Individuals (APETI)

August 14, 2022 updated by: Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between age-related anorexia and personality traits in elderly individuals with comorbidities.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

There is no study in the literature investigating the relationship between personality traits and age-related anorexia. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between age-related anorexia and personality traits in elderly individuals with comorbidities.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

310

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Locations

  • Turkey
    • İstanbul
      • Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey, 34660
        • Sultan Abdülhamid Training And Research Hospital

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

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

65 years of age and older with chronic illness

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being 65 years or older,
  • Volunteering to participate in the study,
  • Being conscious and not having communication problems,
  • Having a Charlson comorbidity index of 1 or higher and/or a diagnosis of hypertension,
  • Being fed orally.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • oropharyngeal dysphagia,
  • Presence of neurological or muscular disease that prevents swallowing,
  • Being fed by nasogastric tube, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or intravenous nutrition,
  • Using drugs that affect appetite (corticosteroid, cancer chemotherapy digoxin, opioids, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, topiramate),
  • Using appetizers (megestrol acetate, dronabinol, mirtazapine, growth hormone analogue),
  • Having an active cancer disease,
  • Major neuro-psychiatric disease (Alzheimer's, dementia, major depression, mania, psychosis, etc.),
  • Presence of acute infection,
  • Not having sufficient communication skills (Mini Mental Test score below 24 points).

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
relationship between anorexia and personality traits
Time Frame: 1 week
relationship between anorexia and personality traits measured by Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) and Five Factor Personality Inventory - Short Form scores
1 week

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Elif Yıldırım Ayaz, M.D., Sultan Abdülhamid Training And Research Hospital

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)

June 2, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 9, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 9, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

June 14, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 16, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 14, 2022

Last Verified

August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • APETI

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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