老年非洲裔美国女性体重和身体功能的变化 Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS):一项随机临床试验的研究方案
Nia S Mitchell1, Rebecca North2, Anna Hung3
1Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Contemporary clinical trials
|January 20, 2025
概括
这项研究评估了老年非洲裔美国女性的"Take Off Pounds Sensibly" (TOPS) 计划,旨在改善减肥和身体功能. 结果可以将TOPS确立为这个人口群体的可行社区干预措施.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 肥胖问题研究研究
背景情况:
- 肥胖和虚弱是令人担忧的重大问题,特别是在年长的非裔美国女性中.
- 现有的学术减肥计划缺乏广泛的传播基础设施.
- 带走的磅明智地 (TOPS) 提供了一个基于社区,同行领导的模型,证明了减肥的可持续性.
研究的目的:
- 评估TOPS计划对老年非洲裔美国女性体重变化的影响.
- 评估TOPS对身体功能,心血管疾病风险因素和生活质量的影响.
- 确定TOPS参与对医疗保健利用的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项为期6个月的随机等候名单受控试验,涉及104名老年非裔美国女性 (年龄≥55,BMI≥27).
- 在每周的会议上,TOPS干预由营养学家提供便利.
- 主要结果:至少5%的体重减轻;在基线,3个月和6个月收集的数据.
主要成果:
- 数据收集正在进行中;主要结果是5%的体重减轻.
- 二次结果包括身体功能变化,心血管风险因素,生活质量和医疗保健利用率.
结论:
- 这项研究将确定TOPS是否是对老年非裔美国女性超重和身体功能不佳的有效干预措施.
- 成功的结果可以支持在这个人群中更广泛地实施TOPS.
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