Aging Clinical Trial
Official title:
Eating Habits and Lifestyle Profile of an Italian Aging Cohort
Verified date | May 2021 |
Source | University of Pavia |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Observational |
Aging is characterized by low-grade inflammatory state, supported by impairment oxidative balance and endocrine changes, leading to changes in: body composition, such as decrease in lean body mass and increase in adipose tissue; resting metabolic rate; immune function; cognitive impairment. According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics all subjects over the age of 60 should be able to access to adequate nutrition and appropriate nutritional services. In order to ensure healthy aging and to reduce effects of specific diseases, recommendations are needed for illness and disability in this population, as well as adequate physical activity and specific support programs, culturally accepted. The aim of this study is to evaluate eating habits in term of food consumption, health state and lifestyle in a sample of free-living elderly over the age of 65, living in Milan and surroundings. In particular, profiling of the elderly population is performed using a survey in which information are collected on methods, contexts, time and ability to buy, prepare, consume and dispose of and recycle food. Eating habits and knowledge about food are detected through the analysis of food consumption frequencies, and lifestyle by assessing the level of physical activity, quality of sleep, smoking habit. Weight status and health status are evaluated through anthropometric measurements, body composition (bioelectrical impedance) and strength test. Other information relating to social participation and other socio-demographic variables (age, gender, family composition, socio-economic status) are collected to have a completed profiling of target population. Achieved results will help us to identify factors on which acting to ensure healthy aging and counteract inflammaging, the chronic low-grade systemic inflammation characteristic in the aging process. Moreover, the study allows increasing the knowledge related to the needs and requirements of the target population to determine a good food policy and to increase the elderly empowerment.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 600 |
Est. completion date | March 31, 2021 |
Est. primary completion date | March 31, 2021 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 65 Years and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Age: over 65 - free-living - autonomous, self sufficient - acceptance and sign of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: - Age: under 65 - living in: nursing home, Extended Care - hospitalized - non autonomous, non self sufficient - without acceptance and sign of informed consent |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Italy | University of Pavia | Pavia | Lombardia |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Pavia | University of Milano Bicocca |
Italy,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Assessment of the socio-demographic characteristics | Age, Educational level, family status, food safety, food security. | 1 day | |
Primary | Assessment of eating habits | Eating habits: evaluated with the Food Habit (FHQ) section of questionnaire by Turconi et al. (2003), to investigate the eating habits related to daily number of meals, consumption of the main food groups (fruit, vegetables, etc) and soft drinks or alcoholic beverages. Each question has the following response: always, often, sometimes, never. The score assigned to each response ranged from 0 to 3, with the maximum score assigned to the healthiest one and the minimum score to the least healthy one according to the Italian National Dietary Guidelines (2018). | 1 day | |
Primary | Assessment of smoking habits | Smoking habits: evaluated with specific semi-quantitative questions such as: "Are you smoker, no-smoker or former smoker?"; "How long have you been smoking?", "How old were you when you started smoking?" and "How many cigarettes do you smoke daily?" in current smokers; "How many years have passed since the last cigarette?" and "How many cigarettes per day did you use to smoke?" in former smokers. The minimum score was assigned to the healthiest habit. | 1 day | |
Primary | Assessment of Physical activity level | Physical activity level evaluated with the International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ) - Short Form. The specific activity levels assessed are walking, moderate-intensity activities and vigorous-intensity activities. The scores are expressed in Metabolic Equivalent of task -minutes/week.The total score includes the sum of the duration (in minutes) and the frequency (days) of the three dimensions analyzed (walking, activity of moderate intensity and vigorous intensity). Higher number of MET per week relate with higher level of physical activity. | 1 day | |
Primary | Assessment of Sleep Quality | Sleep Quality: evaluated with the Italian version of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), validated by Curcio et al (2011). It's a 19-item questionnaire investigating seven domains of sleep (sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleeping medications, and daytime dysfunction). A global score, calculated from the score of each domains, higher than 5 is considered as an indicator of bad sleep quality. | 1 day | |
Primary | Nutritional assessment: weight status | Measurement of: body weight in kilograms; height in centimeters, evaluated with prediction formula height-knee by Donini et al (2000); weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2 to evaluate the weight status (underweight, normal, overweight, obesity); | 1 day | |
Primary | Nutritional assessment: fat distribution | Measurement of: waist circumference in centimeters; hip circumference in centimeters; waist and hip will be combined to report waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist and height will be combined to report waist-height ratio (WHtR), both as indicators of fat distribution and metabolic diseases risk. | 1 day | |
Primary | Nutritional assessment: other antropometric parameters | Measurement of calf circumference in centimeters, as inidcator of muscle mass. Measurement of neck circumference in centimeters, as indicator of fat distribution and metabolic diseases risk. | 1 day | |
Primary | Nutritional assessment: arm circumference and triceps skinfold thickness | Mesurement of: arm circumference in centimeters, as inidcator of muscle mass; triceps skinfold thickness in millimeters, as indicator of fatty mass; upper arm circumference and triceps fold will be combined to report the upper arm area in millimeters^2, upper arm muscle area in millimeters^2, upper arm fat area in millimeters^2. | 1 day | |
Primary | Nutritional assessment: muscle strenght | Measurement of hand-grip in kilograms, to assess muscle strength | 1 day | |
Primary | Nutritional assessment: body composition | Assessment of body composition with bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIVA). | 1 day | |
Secondary | Adherence to Italian National Dietary Guidelines | Assess adherence to adequate eating habits from the analysis of Food Habits questionnaire according to the Italian National Dietary Guidelines. | 1 day | |
Secondary | Identify possible nutritional deficiencies | Identify possible nutritional deficiencies from the analysis of the Food Habits questionnaire | 1 day | |
Secondary | Lifestyle and nutritional status | Influence of eating habits analyzed with FHQ, sleep quality analyzed with PSQI, and physical activity level analyzed with IPAQ on nutritional status (all antropometric and body composition parameters collected). | 1 day |
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