Number of Meals With Adequate Protein Intake and Functionality in Middle to Older Aged Mexican Adults

NCT03871582 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HGO-ICAAFYD18-3
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 190
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this study was to analyze if the number of meals with adequate protein intake is associated with functionality in middle to older aged mexican adults.

Conditions

Aging

Keywords

Protein intake; Older adults; Mexican adults; Functionality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Functionality on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - Lawton questionnaire

  Functionality score for instrumental activities of daily living (assessed with Lawton questionnaire). This instrument assess how well the subject perform some daily activities involving tools (e.g. handling finances, taking medication, using the telephone). The instrument consists on five items for men and eight for women, and each item is coded for 0 or 1 depending on if subjects are capable to successfully complete the activity. Therefore, the score ranges from 0 to 5 in men and 0 to 8 in women, the higher the score, the more functional the subj

  One day

• Functionality on Activities of Daily Living - Barthel questionnaire

  Functionality score for activities of daily living (assessed with Barthel questionnaire). This instrument assess how well the subject perform some daily activities (e.g. dressing, using stairs). The instrument consists on ten items for both men and women coded as 0 or multiples of 5 (i.e. 5, 10, 15) depending on if subjects are capable to successfully complete the activity. The score ranges from 0 to 100 for both men and women, the higher the score, the more functional the subject.

  One day

Study Arms (1)

Participants

Middle to older aged (\>50 years) Mexican adults attending to the Geriatrics Department from the Western General Hospital (Zapopan, Jalisco,Mexico).

Other: No intervention

Interventions

No intervention OTHER

Cross-sectional

Participants

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years - 95 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Middle to older aged Mexican adults attending to the Geriatrics Department at the Western General Hospital (Hospital General de Occidente) for their usual medical screening or first time assessment.

You may qualify if:

• Subjects able to stand up and walk independently or with walking sticks only.
• Subjects able to answer questionnaires independently or with minimum caregivers' assistance

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects reporting any kind of hospitalization within the last year.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Mexico: lead
• Hospital General de Occidente: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas a la Actividad Física y al Deporte

Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44430, Mexico

Location

Study Officials

• Alejandro Gaytán-González

  University of Guadalajara

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director of the Institute of Applied Sciences for Physical Activity and Sport

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2019
• First Posted: March 12, 2019
• Study Start: January 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2017
• Study Completion: August 1, 2017
• Last Updated: March 21, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-03

Locations

ME (1)