Status:
UNKNOWN
Resistance Exercise or Vibration With HMB for Sarcopenia
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Sarcopenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome characterised by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and function with a risk of adverse outcomes. In Hong Kong, the prevalence of sarcopenia in community-d...
Detailed Description
Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome characterised by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and function with a risk of adverse outcomes. In Hong Kong, the prevalence of sarcopenia in community-d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 65 years old or above
- failing the sarcopenia screening based on the AWGS definition:
- hand-grip strength (male at \<26 kg, female at \<18kg),
- gait speed test (\<0.8m/s), and/or height-adjusted skeletal muscle mass by bio-impedance analysis (BIA, male at \<7kg/m\^2 and female at \<5.4kg/m\^2) defined by appendicular skeletal muscle mass/height\^2.
Exclusion
- pathological bone diseases
- chronic inflammatory conditions known to affect muscle metabolism; including diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis
- neurological conditions affecting normal gait
- dependent ambulatory capability
- subjects taking regular guided exercise programmes of more than three times per week
- subjects with cardiovascular concern such as with pace-maker in-situ or malignancy
- chair-bound or bed-bound subjects
- recovering from fractures/surgeries or with implants (affecting DXA scan)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 4 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 29 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
144 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04028206
Start Date
September 4 2019
End Date
July 29 2023
Last Update
March 10 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Evangelical Luthera Church Social Service - Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong