Dietary Habits and Lifestyle of Nonagenarians and Centenarians in the Italian Abruzzo Region

NCT04840381 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CenTEnari
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The "CenTEnari" study is a cross-sectional study aiming at suveying the dietary and lifestyle habits of nonagenarians and centenarianss of citizens of the Abruzzo region, Italy.

Conditions

LONGEVITY 1; Diet Habit; Fasting; Activity, Motor

Keywords

Sdijuno; Centenarians; Dietary habits; Longevity; Fasting

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Frequency of intake of food groups

  Observed information regarding the frequency of the consumption different food groups during subejects' period of youth

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Moderate or Vigorous Physical Activity Per Week

  1 Week

• Mealtime

  1 Day

• Body weight

  1 Day

• Body height

  1 Day

• Body Mass Index (BMI)

  1 Day

Study Arms (1)

Nonagenarians and Centenarians

Nonagenarians and Centenarians borned and living for most of their life in the Abruzzo region.

Behavioral: Questionnaire administrations

Interventions

Questionnaire administrations BEHAVIORAL

Administration of an ad hoc questionnaire to register food frequency consumption and meal time, main recipes; phisical activity questionnaire and list of questions concerning the previous and actual health status of participants

Nonagenarians and Centenarians

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 90 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Volunteers borned in the Abruzzo region and living in the Abruzzo region, or spent most of their life in the Abruzzo region.

You may qualify if:

• Age ≥ 90 years old
• Borned and living for most of their life in the Abruzzo region.

You may not qualify if:

• Age lower 80 years old.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Teramo: lead
• DAngelino: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Teramo - Faculty of Bioscience and Agro-Food and Environmental Technology

Teramo, 64100, Italy

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Angelino D, Godos J, Ghelfi F, Tieri M, Titta L, Lafranconi A, Marventano S, Alonzo E, Gambera A, Sciacca S, Buscemi S, Ray S, Galvano F, Del Rio D, Grosso G. Fruit and vegetable consumption and health outcomes: an umbrella review of observational studies. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2019 Sep;70(6):652-667. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2019.1571021. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

  PMID: 30764679 BACKGROUND

• Gensous N, Franceschi C, Santoro A, Milazzo M, Garagnani P, Bacalini MG. The Impact of Caloric Restriction on the Epigenetic Signatures of Aging. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Apr 24;20(8):2022. doi: 10.3390/ijms20082022.

  PMID: 31022953 BACKGROUND

• Magrone T, Perez de Heredia F, Jirillo E, Morabito G, Marcos A, Serafini M. Functional foods and nutraceuticals as therapeutic tools for the treatment of diet-related diseases. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2013 Jun;91(6):387-96. doi: 10.1139/cjpp-2012-0307. Epub 2013 Apr 12.

  PMID: 23745830 BACKGROUND

• Poulain M, Pes GM, Grasland C, Carru C, Ferrucci L, Baggio G, Franceschi C, Deiana L. Identification of a geographic area characterized by extreme longevity in the Sardinia island: the AKEA study. Exp Gerontol. 2004 Sep;39(9):1423-9. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2004.06.016.

  PMID: 15489066 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior; Fasting; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 10, 2021
• First Posted: April 12, 2021
• Study Start: January 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2021
• Study Completion: March 31, 2023
• Last Updated: November 29, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Locations

IT (1)