The Influence of Ageing on Muscle Quality

Muscle Quality Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01216917
• Other study ID #: s52701
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 6, 2010
• Last updated: October 3, 2012
• Start date: October 2010
• Est. completion date: December 2010

Study information

• Verified date: November 2011
• Source: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Belgium: Commissie Medische Ethiek
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the influence of the ageing process on muscle quality. Therefore, muscle mass, muscle density and force-velocity characteristics are measured after a 5-yr interval in older adults (65+).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 45
• Est. completion date: December 2010
• Est. primary completion date: December 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• male, +65 years

• participation in previous study "De effecten van oefenprogramma's op gezondheids- en fitheidsgerelateerde parameters in een groep van 60-plussers"

• able to perform a maximal strength test on a dynamometer

Exclusion Criteria:

• pathologies that prohibit a maximal strength test on a dynamometer

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ageing Process
• Muscle Quality

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Faculty of kinesiology and rehabilitation sciences	Leuven

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium,