Status:
UNKNOWN
Combined Exercise and Nutrition Intervention for Spinal Sarcopenia
Lead Sponsor:
Seoul National University Hospital
Conditions:
Sarcopenia
Eligibility:
FEMALE
65-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Sarcopenia in the lumbar paraspinal muscles is receiving renewed attention as a cause of spinal degeneration. However, there were few studies on the precise concept and diagnostic criteria for spinal ...
Detailed Description
Both the atrophy and fatty change of paraspinal muscles originated from sarcopenia on lumbar paraspinal are also known to be associated with functional disorders and chronic back pain. We want to sugg...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Older women (≥ 65 years old)
- Community-dwellers
- Able to walk with or without assistive devices for more than 100 meters
Exclusion
- Low back pain with moderate severity (numeric rating scale 5 and over)
- History of any types of lumbar spine surgery
- History of hip fracture surgery and arthroplasty of hip or knee
- Contraindications for MRI (such as cardiac pacemaker, implanted metallic objects, and claustrophobia)
- Disorders in central nervous system (such as stroke, parkinsonism, spinal cord injury)
- Cognitive dysfunction (Mini Mental State Examination score \< 24)
- Communication disorder (such as severe hearing loss)
- Musculoskeletal condition affecting physical function (such as amputation of limb)
- Long-term use of corticosteroids due to inflammatory disease
- Malignancy requiring treatment within 5 years
- Other medical conditions which need active treatment
- Subjects who refuse to participate in a study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04810312
Start Date
May 1 2021
End Date
May 1 2022
Last Update
March 22 2021
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