MaSS - Maastricht Sarcopenia Study

Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sarcopenia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01820988

METC 13-3-006

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this cross-sectional study is to obtain insight in the characteristics (nutritional status and level of physical activity) of sarcopenic compared to non-sarcopenic community-dwelling older people. There is one measurement moment and measurements will take place at the participant's home.

Full description

• Characterization of sarcopenic older people (demographics, nutritional status, level of physical activity)
• Prevalence rates of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older people in the Netherlands
• Insight in differences and/or overlap between sarcopenia versus frailty
• Insight in the impact of sarcopenia on economic outcomes

Enrollment: 247 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ≥ 65 years old
• Have given informed consent
• Understand Dutch language
• Able to perform a walk test

Exclusion criteria

• Older people living in a nursing home
• Older people with active rheumatoid arthritis, post stroke status with evident lingering symptoms (paralysis, loss of motor functions), diseases of the nervous system like Parkinson and MS, active angina pectoris, dementia
• Older people in a wheelchair, with ICD or pacemaker

Trial design

247 participants in 1 patient group

Sarcopenic vs. non-sarcopenic

Description:

Participants are classified as sarcopenic/non-sarcopenic according to the criteria of the European Working Group of Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP).