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Validity of an App to Detect Frailty and Sarcopenia Syndromes in Elderly

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Catholic University of Murcia

Status

Completed

Conditions

Aging
Diagnosis
Frailty Syndrome
Aged
Sarcopenia

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05148351
Universidad Católica de Murcia

Details and patient eligibility

About

Frailty and sarcopenia are two age-related syndromes which can result in adverse health-related events. The combination of both is more predictive of mortality than either condition alone. These conditions can be reversed through an early detection and appropriate interventions. Nevertheless, scientific community highlights the lack of cheap, portable, rapid and easy-to-use tools for detecting frailty and sarcopenia in combination. The aim of this study is to validate an iPhone App to detect frailty and sarcopenia syndromes in community dwelling older adults. This is a protocol study of a retrospective diagnostic test accuracy study which will include at least 400 participants older than 60 years recruited from elderly social centers of Murcia city. Researchers will recollect data of health status, dependency, cognitive status, and functional capacity of the participants. The index test will consist in the measurement of muscle power exerted during a single Sit-to-stand through an App (iPhone), combined with calf and mid-upper arm circumference. The reference standard will be frailty syndrome and sarcopenia assessed according to Fried's phenotype and to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2) (2019) recommendations, respectively. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive values, and area under the curve will be reported.

Enrollment

775 patients

Sex

All

Ages

60+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Community-dwelling older adults living in the Region of Murcia

Exclusion criteria

  • Barthel Index < 90 pts.
  • Mini-Cog test < 3 pts.
  • Severe cardiovascular problems
  • Pacemaker
  • Automatic defibrillator

Trial contacts and locations

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