Physical Activity and Its Correlation to Maximal Oxygen Uptake in an Elderly Population (Gen100sub2)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01915290

Gen100sub2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a substudy of the Generation-100 study (NCT01666340). Self reported physical activity versus objectively measured physical activity and its correlation to maximal oxygen uptake in an elderly Norwegian population (observational study).

Full description

Data is collected using activity monitors. This data then compared to self reported physical activity obtained through questionnaires. Questionnaires are based on recall. Overall physical activity will then be correlated to maximal oxygen uptake to see whether people with high activity also have high maximal oxygen uptake.

Enrollment: 1,237 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 70 to 77 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ability to walk at least 1km,
• born in 1938,1939,1940,1941 or 1942
• Sufficiently good health to be able to take part in the study, as determined by the researchers

Exclusion criteria

• Illness or disability that precludes exercise or hinders completion of the study
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Symptomatic valve disease, hyper tropic cardio-myopathy or unstable angina
• Active cancer
• Test results indicating that study participation is unsafe
• Inclusion in other studies conflicting with participation in this one

Trial design

1,237 participants in 1 patient group

1600 elderly participants

Description:

Norwegian elderly population