Status:
COMPLETED
Anorexia and Personality Traits in Elderly Individuals
Lead Sponsor:
Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Conditions:
Anorexia
Personality
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between age-related anorexia and personality traits in elderly individuals with comorbidities.
Detailed Description
There is no study in the literature investigating the relationship between personality traits and age-related anorexia. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between age-related anorex...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Being 65 years or older,
- Volunteering to participate in the study,
- Being conscious and not having communication problems,
- Having a Charlson comorbidity index of 1 or higher and/or a diagnosis of hypertension,
- Being fed orally.
Exclusion
- oropharyngeal dysphagia,
- Presence of neurological or muscular disease that prevents swallowing,
- Being fed by nasogastric tube, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or intravenous nutrition,
- Using drugs that affect appetite (corticosteroid, cancer chemotherapy digoxin, opioids, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, topiramate),
- Using appetizers (megestrol acetate, dronabinol, mirtazapine, growth hormone analogue),
- Having an active cancer disease,
- Major neuro-psychiatric disease (Alzheimer's, dementia, major depression, mania, psychosis, etc.),
- Presence of acute infection,
- Not having sufficient communication skills (Mini Mental Test score below 24 points).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 2 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
310 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05418270
Start Date
June 2 2022
End Date
August 1 2022
Last Update
August 16 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital
Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34660