Clinical trial NCT06988657: Upper Extremity and Cognitive Functions in Geriatric Individuals Living in Nursing Homes and at Home
Official title: Investigation of Cognitive Functions, Manual Skills and Upper Extremity Muscle Thickness of Geriatric Individuals Living in Nursing Homes and Homes
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Geriatric
Nursing Home Resident
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-05-25
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 60
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Geriatric individuals living in nursing homes and at home with similar demographic characteristics

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to examine the cognitive functions, manual skills and upper extremity muscle thickness of geriatric individuals living in a nursing home and at home. Geriatric individuals with similar demographic characteristics between the ages of 55-80 living in a nursing home and at home will be included in the study. Demographic information of the individuals will be recorded and evaluated. Manual skills of geriatric individuals will be evaluated with Purdue Pegboard Test, hand dynamometer, and pinch meter; cognitive status will be evaluated with STROOP, MoCA tests, and muscle thickness will be evaluated with ultrasound. It is planned to include 100 geriatric individuals in the study. Geriatric family members of Atılım University employees and volunteer geriatric individuals in a nursing home will be included in the study.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Between 60 and 80 years old
* Score above 21 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Inability to communicate verbally
* Use of walking aids
* Geriatric individuals with severe visual impairment, neurological disorders and/or congestive heart failure
* Older adults in whom exercise is not recommended.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Ultrasonographic Evaluation
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Purdue Pegboard Test
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Hand Dynamometer
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Pinch Meter
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Stroop T-Bag Form
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Montreal Cognitive Assessment
timeFrame: Baseline
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Atılım University
Study officials:
affiliation: Atılım University
name: Süleyman Korkusuz, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Gül Yalçın Çakmaklı, Assoc. Prof.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Ayla Fil Balkan, Assoc. Prof.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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