Study of the Association Between Presbycusis With the Incidence of Frailty

European University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Frailty Syndrome; Presbycusis; Oxidative Stress

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04360109

PI19/01524

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the project is to establish the association between presbycusis and the incidence of frailty in humans in order to establish hearing loss with age as another index for the diagnosis of frailty; As well as studying the effect of exposure to polyphenols in the diet on presbycusis and frailty. Human study: volunteers between 60 and 99 years old, men and women during a period of 6 months, questions and answers, audiometries, study of fragility, analysis of antioxidants in blood, and samples of urine will be measured Total polyphenols and oxidant capacity.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age

Exclusion criteria

• Disease of the hearing system
• Serious illness (e.g. tumor)
• Dementia
• Total dependence