Status:

COMPLETED

Dietary Behaviour Change Intervention Among Older People With Sarcopenic Obesity

Lead Sponsor:

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Conditions:

Sarcopenic Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effects of dietary behavior change intervention on the management of sarcopenic obesity (SO) among older people in the community. ...

Detailed Description

The pilot study is a single-blind, two-arm randomized controlled trial. A total of 60 subjects (60 years old or more) are planned to be recruited. The subjects will be randomly divided into 2 groups w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • community-dwelling older people aged 60 years old or above;
  • handgrip strength \< 28 kg for men and \< 18 kg for women;
  • BMI ≥ 28% or waist circumference ≥ 85 cm in men and ≥ 80 cm in women;
  • be able to read and write without severe hearing and vision problems.

Exclusion

  • suffering from severe heart disease or metabolic disorders (e.g. renal diseases, diabetes) or autoimmune disease, cancer, or any other diseases/ conditions which may affect food intake and digestion or amputee;
  • cognitively impaired (e.g. dementia) may impede the delivery of the intervention;
  • under special diet restriction such as on diabetes disease diet, vegetarian, ketogenic diet, etc.;
  • using of medications that may influence eating behavior, digestion or metabolism (such as weight loss medication);
  • addicted to alcohol;
  • a metal device is implanted in the body;
  • be engaged in another trials.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 28 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04690985

Start Date

July 1 2020

End Date

February 28 2021

Last Update

August 19 2022

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Jiangning Dongshan Community Healthcare Center

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210000