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

NCT07080554 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 415

Last updated 2025-08-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Sarcopenia in Elderly
  • Institutionalized Older Adults
  • Community-dwelling Elderly

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Extremadura

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Luis Espejo-Antunez · University of Extremadura

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-01
Primary Completion
2024-02-01
Completion
2024-02-01

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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