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Assessment of Body Composition and Physical Function

Body Composition · Physical Function

Enrolled (actual)
40
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Fat Mass — 44.71 Kg

Study Design & Population

Study type
Observational
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Body Composition Assessment (Other); Modified Physical Performance Test (Other); Hand grip strength (Other); 6-minute walk test (Other); Measurement of blood glucose and insulin (Procedure)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 60+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Primary completion
Jun 2023

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Fat Mass
44.71
PRIMARY
Fat-free Mass
55.88
PRIMARY
Modified Physical Performance Test
30
SECONDARY
Hand Grip Strength
27.98
SECONDARY
6-minute Walk Test
1375.25
SECONDARY
Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)
4.7

Summary

Sarcopenia, which is the loss of muscle mass and strength or physical function, naturally occurs in aging. In sarcopenic obesity, growth of muscle mass and increments in strength do not parallel weight gain, and places older adults at increased risk of falls, fractures, physical disability, frailty, and mortality from too low muscle strength relative to body size. The goal of the study is to assess body composition and physical function in older adults with obesity.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Body mass index > 30kg/m2
  • Age 60 - 80 years

Exclusion Criteria

  • self-reported history of diabetes, or cancer or significant cardiovascular or hepatic or renal disease or dysfunction.
  • clinically significant gastrointestinal malabsorption syndromes such as chronic diarrhea, or celiac disease.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05784571). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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