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Use of the Sit-To-Stand Task as a Screening Tool for Sarcopenia The

NCT03308903 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2018-10-10

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Summary

A common condition associated with ageing is sarcopenia, which is a progressive decrease in muscle mass. Sarcopenia is associated with adverse outcomes including increased mortality, and places a major burden on healthcare spending, with the annual cost of sarcopenia in the United States exceeding that of osteoporosis and hip fracture. In the UK, the prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older people has been estimated at 5% for men and 8% for women. Current guidelines for sarcopenia diagnosis require muscle mass to be measured using costly devices such as Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Previous research has found strong relationships between the sit-to-stand (STS) test and both muscle mass and muscle strength. This pilot study aims to examine this relationship in community-dwelling older people to develop predictive equations for initial screening of sarcopenia.

Forty subjects will be tested using the diagnostic criteria developed by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP). Muscle mass will be measured using the DXA and diagnostic ultrasound. Muscle strength will be measured using isokinetic dynamometer, handgrip dynamometry, and hand-held dynamometry. Functional performance will be measured using the Timed-up-and-Go and gait velocity, and the STS. Subjects will perform two variants of the STS; the five times STS (5STS), which requires subjects to perform five consecutive STS movements as quick as possible, and the 30-second STS (30STS), which requires subjects to perform as many STS movements as possible in 30 seconds. All testing will be completed in a single session lasting 90 minutes for each subject. Testing will be performed at the University of Bedfordshire Polhill Campus. Subject recruitment will be recruited using advertisement posters and word of mouth.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

DEXA scan

The participant will undergo a whole-body DEXA (DEXA; GE Medical Systems, Chalfont St Giles, UK) scan, lasting approximately 5 minutes. This scan will produce body composition data, including estimates of lean body mass (LBM), appendicular lean mass (aLM) and body fat percentage (BF%).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bedfordshire

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-22
Primary Completion
2019-01-31
Completion
2019-03-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United Kingdom

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