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Dietary Behaviour Change Intervention on Managing Sarcopenic Obesity in Community-dwelling Older People: a Feasibility and Pilot Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Dietary behaviour change and Social contact for Sarcopenic Obesity. Completed, enrolled 60 participants across 1 site.
Detailed 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. The feasibility and preliminary effects of the intervention will be tested using a two-armed pilot randomized controlled trial among older people (N=60) with SO in the community in Nanjing, China. Finally, 10 participants will be invited to join a semi-structured interview to explore their perceptions about the whole intervention process. It is hypothesized that the experimental group will have a greater improvement in the body composition, muscle strength and physical function compared to the control group after receiving the 15-week dietary behavior change intervention.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The intervention consists of dietary guidance and behaviour change techniques, which will last for 15 weeks. The experimental group will be required to adhere to a diet consisting of a 12% reduction in calorie and a 1.2-1.5 g/kg body weight/day intake of protein. The participants will receive the dietary behaviour change guidance in 6 times face-to-face meetings and weekly telephone calls. They will also be asked to take daily food diary.
The control group will not be required any dietary changes. The investigator will contact with the control group with the same frequency and numbers of experimental group. But the chat topic will not be related to sarcopenic obesity or dietary guidance.