Evaluation of Metabolic Syndrome, Frailty, Locomotive Syndrome, Balance and Physical Fitness in Elderly Individuals

NCT ID: NCT05938153

Last Updated: 2025-12-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 41 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-06-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-01-20

Brief Summary

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) or syndrome X, which is increasingly prevalent in the world and in our country, is a disease that includes abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, impaired glycemic control and hypertension components. It causes cardiovascular events such as myocardial hypertrophy, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, atrial dilatation and atrial fibrillation. Low levels of physical activity can be caused by a wide variety of factors including environmental and genetic factors, age, race, sarcopenia, poor eating habits, postmenopausal period and smoking history. Factors such as genetic differences, diet, physical activity, age, gender and eating habits are reported to affect the prevalence of (MetS) and its components. Frailty is also emerging as a major issue for the elderly due to its debilitating effects on health outcomes. Frailty is a geriatric syndrome characterized by a gradual decrease in homeostatic tolerance and physiological reserve following exposure to stressors. Frailty predisposes older people to falls, delirium, hospitalizations and even death and is therefore considered a crucial transition between healthy ageing and disability. As a result of aging, degenerative changes in the central and peripheral vestibular system have been found. With age, the ability to regulate movement is impaired as a result of insufficient information in any of the sensory receptors or any disorder affecting the processing of these messages. This directly affects balance and postural control, leading to an increased risk of falls. In the light of the results of the studies in the literature, degenerative changes are observed in many systems in geriatric individuals and while the incidence of metabolic syndrome in these individuals is high, the number of studies evaluating their effects is not sufficient. Based on these deficiencies, it is aimed to examine metabolic syndrome, frailty, locomotive syndrome, balance and physical fitness in elderly individuals.

Conditions

Geriatrics; Fragility; Locomotor; Physical Fitness; Balance

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

geriatrics individuals

observational physical tests

Intervention Type: OTHER

Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale:

This scale consists of a questionnaire of 25 items that can be easily understood by the elderly and each item is graded between 0 and 4 points. The total score is the result of the sum of all items ranging from 0 to 100; the higher the score, the higher the physical impairment of the elderly, with a score of 16 being the cut-off point for locomotive syndrome. The GLFS-25 includes 4 questions about pain, 16 questions about activities of daily living, 3 questions about social performance and 2 questions about mental health status to assess geriatric individuals. Turkish validity and reliability of the questionnaire was conducted by Sadikoglu.

Interventions

observational physical tests

Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale:

This scale consists of a questionnaire of 25 items that can be easily understood by the elderly and each item is graded between 0 and 4 points. The total score is the result of the sum of all items ranging from 0 to 100; the higher the score, the higher the physical impairment of the elderly, with a score of 16 being the cut-off point for locomotive syndrome. The GLFS-25 includes 4 questions about pain, 16 questions about activities of daily living, 3 questions about social performance and 2 questions about mental health status to assess geriatric individuals. Turkish validity and reliability of the questionnaire was conducted by Sadikoglu.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals aged 65 and over,
• Volunteering to participate in the research
• No cooperation and communication problems

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals with neurological and orthopedic problems
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Those with cardiac disorders
• Those with cooperation and communication problems

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Kırıkkale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Alper Kemal Gürbüz

research asistant

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Kırıkkale University

Kırıkkale, Kırıkkale, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

Gurbuz02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id