Sarcopenia and Aging

NCT ID: NCT00907010

Last Updated: 2009-05-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 48 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2008-02-29
• Study Completion Date: 2008-10-31

Brief Summary

Objective: Evaluate the muscular strength in the ageing process and identify the changes between the abdominal muscles, upper and louver edges.

Method: 48 individuals participated in this study, being divided into four groups according to the age: (G1) 11to 18 years old, (G2) 20 to 26 years old, (G3) 45 to 60 years old and (G4) 66 - 82 years old. The excluding criterion included people who work out more than three times a week, severe arthrosin, stroke, significant cognitive deficit , obesity, use of ortheses for louver members or any break, with or without metallic implant. The evaluation instruments used were: (1) Esfigmomanômetro (EM), (2) Trunk flexor in the supine position,, (3) Jamar Dinamômetro and (4) Preston Pinch Gauge Dinamômetro.

Detailed Description

Forty-eight subjects participated voluntarily in this work and is divided into four groups of 12 participants with 6 men and 6 women: (G1) 11 to 18 years (G2) 20 to 26 years (G3) from 45 to 60 and (G4) 66 to 82 years, selected in dependency of Unifran and residences of the city of Franca, Sao Paulo - Brazil. To evaluate muscle strength, a BD sphygmomanometer was used to analyze the strength of flexors and extensors of the knee. The Jamar Dynamometer was used to assess the functional integrity of the upper and Preston Pinch Gauge Dynamometer for evaluation of gripper hands.

Conditions

Sarcopenia

Study Groups

Group I

11 to 18 years - composed of 12 adolescent with six women and six men

No interventions assigned to this group

Group II

20 to 26 years - composed of 12 young with six women and six men

No interventions assigned to this group

Group III

45 to 60 years - composed of 12 adult with six women and six men

No interventions assigned to this group

Group IV

66 - 82 years - composed of 12 aged with six women and six men

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• absence of the basic pathology that interferes directly in the muscle

Exclusion Criteria

• people who work out more than three times a week
• severe arthrosin
• stroke
• significant cognitive deficit
• obesity
• use of ortheses for louver members or any break
• with or without metallic implant

• Minimum Eligible Age: 11 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 82 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Universidade de Franca

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Universidade de Franca

Principal Investigators

Lislei Patrizzi

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Universidade de Franca

Other Identifiers

088/08

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

088/08

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id