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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/08/092472 [Registered on: 06/08/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 25/06/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   How poor appetite in older adults affects their physical abilities in long-term care homes. 
Scientific Title of Study   Relationship between anorexia of aging and physical performance among institutionalized older adults residing in long term care settings 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Sivaraman Swaminatha Krishnasai  
Designation  Postgraduate Student 
Affiliation  Manipal College Of Health Professions 
Address  Department of Physiotherapy Manipal college of health professions Manipal academy of higher education Udupi Karnataka India

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9490118458  
Fax    
Email  sivaraman.mchpmpl2024@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Girish N 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal College Of Health Professions 
Address  Department of Physiotherapy Manipal college of health professions Manipal academy of higher education Udupi Karnataka India

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9886782114  
Fax    
Email  girish.n@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Rajesh Navada 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal College Of Health Professions 
Address  Department of Physiotherapy Manipal college of health professions Manipal academy of higher education Udupi Karnataka India

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9886430431  
Fax    
Email  rajesh.gv@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Physiotherapy MCHP MAHE , Manipal , Udupi , Karnataka , India. 576104 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Sivaraman Swaminatha Krishnasai 
Address  Department of Physiotherapy MCHP MAHE , Manipal , Udupi , Karnataka , India. 576104 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Sivaraman Swaminatha Krishnasai pt  Manipal College of health professions  Department of Physiotherapy Manipal college of health professions Manipal academy of higher education Udupi Karnataka India
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
9490118458

sivaraman.mchpmpl2024@learner.manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee - 2 ( student research )  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Older adults aged 60 years and above 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  NIL  NIL 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  60.00 Year(s)
Age To  95.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1) Age more than or equal to 60 years
2) Any gender
3) Have enough vision to perform activities of daily living  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Bed or wheelchair bound
2)Terminally ill
3)Cognitive impairments
4)Diagnosed psychiatric conditions 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Simplified Appetite Nutritional Questionnaire   Baseline 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Short Physical Performance battery  Baseline 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="85"
Sample Size from India="85" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "85"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="85" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/08/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) 17/04/2026 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
To Look at the Relationship between Anorexia of aging and physical performance among older adults. A total 86 participants will be included based on the
following eligibility criteria.

Inclusion criteria - Age more than or equal to 60 years. Any gender. Have enough vision to perform activities of daily living.

Exclusion criteria - Bed or wheelchair bound. Terminally ill. Cognitive impairments. Diagnosed psychiatric conditions.

It is an cross sectional study.Participants will be screened based on the eligibility criteria and those
who fulfill the criteria and willing to participate in the study will be included. One-time assessment of
Simplified appetite nutritional questionnaire and Short Physical Performance in older
individual living in long-term care setting will be performed. Total study duration is 1 year.

 
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