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The InChianti Follow-Up Study

NCT01331512 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1167

Last updated 2018-04-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background:

\- Older persons are often referred to physicians because of mobility difficulties that grow worse as they age. To better understand the reasons for mobility difficulties in older persons, researchers conducted a population-based study of individuals living in the Chianti geographic area of Tuscany, Italy. Researchers are now interested in conducting a follow-up study on the original participants to assess the effects of aging on their mobility.

Objectives:

\- To conduct a follow-up study on the participants in the mobility study of older persons in the Greve in Chianti and Bagno a Ripoli areas near Florence, Italy.

Eligibility:

\- Original participants in the InChianti Mobility Study.

Design:

* The InChianti Follow-up Study will repeat most elements of the baseline evaluation from the original study. Participants will be seen on the 3-year anniversary of their baseline study assessment.
* Participants will have a home interview with questions about their physical and mental health, family history, daily activities, and living conditions related to their continued mobility.
* Participants will provide blood and urine samples, and will have tests of heart and motor nerve function and imaging studies of bones and the circulatory system.
* Participants will also have a functional evaluation of their motor skills, including walking tests, range of motion tests, and grip strength.

Conditions

  • Aging
  • Decrease in Ambulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Tamara B Harris, M.D. · National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-01-31
Completion
2015-01-02

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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