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Effects of Obesity on Physical Abilities and Daily Living Activities in Elderly Adults

NCT07614464 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2026-05-29

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Summary

Obesity is a significant health problem whose prevalence has tripled worldwide in the last fifty years, also involving older people. Older people present sarcopenia, characterized by the progressive loss of muscle mass and strength. Sarcopenia, accompanied by an increase in adipose tissue, causes a specific condition called sarcopenic obesity. The increase in adipose tissue and the decrease in muscle mass determines a reduction in strength and physical abilities necessary to perform everyday activities of daily living in obese older people.

To understand how the condition of excess adipose tissue influences the activities of daily living of older people with obesity, it is necessary to compare the physical abilities, body composition, and results of various motor skills with normal-weight subjects, corrected for sex and age.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Fitness tests and questionnaires

Anthropometric measurements, physical fitness tests and daily life questionnaires

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istituto Auxologico Italiano

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-29
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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