Observational and Analytical Study on the Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenia in Institutionalized Older Adults and Those Living in the Community

NCT ID: NCT07080554

Last Updated: 2025-08-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

415 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-01

Study Completion Date

2024-02-01

Brief Summary

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Sarcopenia is one of the main problems in the elderly population. However, its diagnostic criteria have not yet been studied in two specific populations, namely institutionalized older adults in nursing homes vs community-dwelling older adults. So this will be the objective of the study. An observational study is being conducted to analyze how these diagnostic criteria relate to each other and to find possible associations.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Sarcopenia in Elderly Institutionalized Older Adults Community-dwelling Elderly

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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This group includes institutionalized older adults aged 60 and over.

No interventions assigned to this group

This group includes community-dwelling older adults aged 60 and over.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* older adults who have been institutionalized for at least one year
* older adults who are institutionalized with clinical suspicion of sarcopenia according to the Sarc-F questionnaire and muscle strength criteria
* older adults residing in the community of Extrema

Exclusion Criteria

* present cognitive impairment (score \<24 Mini-Mental State Examination)
* primary, serious, or chronic diseases that could explain the decrease in muscle strength and the other diagnostic variables of the participants
* diseases or physical disorders that hinder the assessment of the participants; -use of drugs that may affect muscle strength and mass \[35\].
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Extremadura

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jesús Zapata Linares

Clinical professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Luis Espejo-Antunez

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Extremadura

Locations

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Universidad de Extremadura

Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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