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CTRI Number  CTRI/2016/05/006937 [Registered on: 16/05/2016] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 16/05/2016
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA)
Nutraceutical 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Multiple Arm Trial 
Public Title of Study
Modification(s)  
Effect of nutritional supplementation and nordic walking on the friality status compared to the baseline status. 
Scientific Title of Study   A multimodal intervention (Nordic walking training and Nutritional supplementation) in Pre-frail older Indians: A Randomized Control Trial 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Registry 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Prashun Chatterjee 
Address  3095 A , Department of Geriatric Medicine, 3 rd floor, Teaching block, AIIMS

South
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  drprasun.geriatrics@gmail.com  
 
Details Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Prashun Chatterjee 
Address  3095 A , Department of Geriatric Medicine, 3 rd floor, Teaching block, AIIMS


DELHI
110029
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  drprasun.geriatrics@gmail.com  
 
Details Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Prashun Chatterjee 
Address  3095 A , Department of Geriatric Medicine, 3 rd floor, Teaching block, AIIMS


DELHI
110029
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  drprasun.geriatrics@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
National Program for Health Care of Elderly MOHFW 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  National Program for Health Care of The Elderly MOHFW 
Address  3095 A, Department of Geriatric Medicine,3rd floor, Teaching Block, AIIMS 
Type of Sponsor  Government funding agency 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Contact Person  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr A B Dey  AIIMS Department of Geriatric Medicine  3095 A, Department of Geriatric Medicine, 3 rd Floor, Teaching Block, AIIMS-110029
South
 
9868397241

abdey@hotmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
AIIMS Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Pre-Frial by Frieds Criteria 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Group A - Nordic walking training with nutritional counselling  Occupational therapist were educated and qualified as Nordic walking instructor. The subjects were trained for 12 weeks, with a frequency of three times per week. Each session lasted 60 minutes and consisted of warming up, practicing Nordic walking competence, improving intensity and distance of Nordic walking and finally a cooling down. The pole length used for the Nordic walk was selected and adjusted according to the subjects physique to permit a smooth arm motion, based on the International Nordic Walking Federation (INWA) formula (0.68Xbody height cm).14 The training took place inside the hospital at day care center of department of Geriatric Medicine. During this training period, subjects did not participate in any other training programs or physical therapy treatment. Assessment of post intervention dependent variables occurred within 1 week of the final walking session 
Comparator Agent  N/A  Subjects in group A/ B/C were compared Pre and Post intervention. No placebo group was in the study. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  65.00 Year(s)
Age To  85.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients key inclusion criteria
Parameters Scale
Acute illness, Severe obstructive airway disease FEV1 < 30%
Severe Systolic Dysfunction EF< 30%
Severe painful upper limb and lower limb conditions, severe dementia MINICOG score 0
Severe Depression GDS >11
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  any Person with a score <1 or >2 on Fried Friality Criteria

not have nutritional supplementation in the previous 6 months 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome
Modification(s)  
Outcome  TimePoints 
to determine whether delivering a multi-factorial, interdisciplinary intervention in pre-frail older people could prevent or revert the progression to frailty along with conferring improved mobility   6weeks and 12 weeks following intervention in all the three arms. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
cognitive outcome of the intervention in different groups  3 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="66"
Sample Size from India="66" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/12/2012 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  No Date Specified 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Brief Summary   Nordic Walking (NW) is a form of walking, performed using polesintended to be swung forward and backward with the upper body, which may improve upper body muscle strengthand exercise the lower body and gait speed, while placing less force on knee. NW can improve endurance, muscle strength and flexibility, functioning body balance system.
Nutritional deficiency especially protein and aminoacids, is one of the major component of development of sarcopenia and fraility. Noticeable improvement in muscle strength after supplementation of protein and micro-nutrients has been observed.
In  this study ,we proposed to intervene in pre-frail elderly (by Fried Score) with need based individualized nutritional support and nordic walking training and see the response in the domain of mobility and nutritional status.
 

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