Status:
UNKNOWN
Validation of Objectively and Subjectively Measured Physical Activity Against Energy Expenditure in Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
University of Southern Denmark
Collaborating Sponsors:
Odense University Hospital
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions:
no Condition, Community-dwelling 80+ Older Adults
Eligibility:
All Genders
80+ years
Brief Summary
Physical inactivity is identified as one of the most important modifiable risk factors for chronic diseases, functional loss and disability and reliable assessment tools of physical activity are cruci...
Detailed Description
Background Physical inactivity has been estimated to cause 5.3 million deaths per year globally and is identified as one of the most important modifiable risk factors for chronic diseases, functional...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Community-dwelling older adults aged 80+ years old.
- Have intact cognitive function, evaluated by a score ≥ 3 in the short form of the Mini- mental state evaluation (MMSE)14.
- Signed an informed letter of consent.
Exclusion
- Have severe organic or mental disease as determined by history
- Have terminal cancer.
- Are on chemotherapy.
- Have a drug and/or alcohol abuse (\>50 g alcohol a day).
- Have been prescribed new medication within 2 months with potential to alter metabolism.
- Are hospitalized or bed-ridden because they will not be able to perform any of the tasks in the laboratory and movement during the free-living activity would be limited.
- Those who need assistive devices (including wheelchair, cane, walkers etc..) for lab testing.
- Those who are unable to speak and read Danish because they will not be able to follow instructions in the laboratory and during the free-living conditions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 15 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04821713
Start Date
March 15 2019
End Date
March 1 2022
Last Update
March 29 2021
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University of Southern Denmark
Odense, Denmark, 5230