Physical and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults With Fatigue

Ain Shams University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Fatigue

Treatments: Other: Fatigue severity scale

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06509620

MS313/2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fatigue is a common symptom in older adults, often linked to various medical conditions, medications, and psychosocial factors, and it can adversely affect both physical and cognitive performance in the aging population, contributing to functional decline and reduced quality of life.

Assessment of the physical impact of fatigue on physical and cognitive performance in older adults can offer valuable insights for clinical practice and holistic geriatric care. Therefore, this study will validate subjective tools used for measuring the impact of fatigue against objective measures.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants aged 60 years old and above both males and females

Exclusion criteria

• o Patients with acute medical illness.

  • Patients with life threatening illnesses.
  • Bedridden patients.
  • Patients with diagnosed malignancy.
  • Patients with debilitating chronic disease (end organ failure) (e.g. heart failure , renal failure, and liver cell failure).
  • Patients with neurological diseases (e.g. moderate to severe dementia, stroke, parkinsonism) that interfere with the assessment process.
  • Patients with musculoskeletal conditions that interfere with the assessment process (fracture, disabling osteoarthritis, painful arthritis).
  • Patients with severe uncorrected hearing loss, vision impairment, or aphasia that may impede effective communication during the assessment.

Trial design

70 participants in 2 patient groups

cases

Description:

community dwelling elderly patients with fatigue. 70 Participants aged 60 years old and above both males and females with fatigue for at least 4 weeks not due to acute condition

Treatment:

Other: Fatigue severity scale

control

Description:

age and gender matched elderly patients without fatigue

Treatment:

Other: Fatigue severity scale