Anorexia and Personality Traits in Elderly Individuals

NCT ID: NCT05418270

Last Updated: 2022-08-16

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

310 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-02

Study Completion Date

2022-08-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between age-related anorexia and personality traits in elderly individuals with comorbidities.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Anorexia Personality Aging Chronic Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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).
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Elif Yıldırım Ayaz, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sultan Abdülhamid Training And Research Hospital

Locations

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Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital

Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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APETI

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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