Variability of Physical Assessments in an Older Population That is Overweight or Obese

Versanis Bio

Status

Completed

Conditions

Aging

Obesity

Treatments

Behavioral: 30 Second Chair Stand Test (30CST)

Behavioral: Short Performance Physical Battery (SPPB Test)

Behavioral: Hand grip dynamometry

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT05174923

VER201-OBS-032

Details and patient eligibility

About

Variability of physical assessments in an older population that is overweight or obese.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to understand difficulty in obtaining physical assessment measurements and assess the variability of these assessments when performed by people who are overweight or obese. Data collected in this protocol will be used to inform the design of future clinical studies.

Enrollment

58 patients

Sex

All

Ages

45 to 90 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

A written informed consent must be obtained before any study-related assessment is conducted.
Men and women aged ≥ 45.
BMI ≥ 30 or BMI ≥ 27 with one or more obesity-associated comorbidities (e.g. hypertension, cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidemia, elevated fasting blood sugar levels, sleep apnea).
Participants must be able to communicate well with the Investigator and comply with the study requirements.

Exclusion criteria

Participant weight > 150 kg.
Systolic blood pressure < 90 or > 180 or diastolic blood pressure <50 or >100.
Heart rate ≤ 50 or ≥ 100.
Unstable medical condition that would put the participant at risk by performing the study assessments.
Chronic medical condition rendering participants unable to perform the assessment, e.g., severe knee osteoarthritis.