Power During Functional Tasks in Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT04019132

Last Updated: 2022-05-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 284 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-01-20
• Study Completion Date: 2022-03-01

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this study is to optimize the methodology to measure lower limb power in older adults, so that clinicians are able to detect functional problems in this population earlier.

Detailed Description

Aging is associated with slower movement patterns, a higher fall risk and a restriction in functionality. This will lead to an increase in the number of dependent elderly and a high socio-economic burden. From the age of 40, a systematic loss of muscle mass and muscle force, also known as sarcopenia, will occur. In addition, performing daily tasks requires the production of muscle force at a certain speed. The product of force and speed, power, decreases even earlier and faster than muscle force.

This power is typically measured with specialized equipment, which limits the large-scale applicability. With the help of accelerometry there is the possibility to measure power during more functional tasks and movements, which benefits the applicability, but the reliability, reference values and link with other outcome measurements related to sarcopenia has to be investigated.

Conditions

Aging

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Older adults

Older adults aged \>65 years

Muscle function test

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Body measurements, power and strength tests of the knee extensor muscle, handgrip strength, functional capacity tests, objective measurement of physical activity (subgroup of older adults, n=50)

Young group

Younger adults between the age of 20 and 40 years

Muscle function test

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Body measurements, power and strength tests of the knee extensor muscle, handgrip strength, functional capacity tests, objective measurement of physical activity (subgroup of older adults, n=50)

Middle-aged group 1

Adults between the age of 40 and 55 years

Muscle function test

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Body measurements, power and strength tests of the knee extensor muscle, handgrip strength, functional capacity tests, objective measurement of physical activity (subgroup of older adults, n=50)

Middle-aged group 2

Adults between the age of 55 and 65 years

Muscle function test

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Body measurements, power and strength tests of the knee extensor muscle, handgrip strength, functional capacity tests, objective measurement of physical activity (subgroup of older adults, n=50)

Interventions

Muscle function test

Body measurements, power and strength tests of the knee extensor muscle, handgrip strength, functional capacity tests, objective measurement of physical activity (subgroup of older adults, n=50)

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age >20

Exclusion Criteria

• Unstable cardiovascular diseases
• Fever or acute infection
• Cognitive or physical malfunctioning that hinders the understanding or performance of tests and/or instructions

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

KU Leuven - Department of Movement Sciences

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

Countries

Belgium

Other Identifiers

S62540

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id