NCT04279366

Biological Age Applied at Ubberup

Evaluation and Validation of Biological Age as Health Technology

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 83 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Copenhagen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In a previous study the investigators have developed a novel biological age model. Assessing biological age is the assessment of the present health status and functional capacity/physiological reserve of that person in comparison with people of the same age and sex. The aim of this study is to investigate the utility and validity of this novel biological age model designed for health promotion in real world conditions.

Detailed description

Study design: This is a longitudinal study, where biological age assessment is conducted in the first and final week of an 11-14 week lifestyle intervention course. These courses take place at a Danish folk high school (Ubberup), which is specialized in performing intensive lifestyle interventions targeting a 10% weight loss. The intention is to include 80 adult men and women. Data collection: This will take place at the facilities at Ubberup folk high school, participants being overnight fasted and without having exercised for the previous 24 hours. All analysis will be performed in investigators lab (Xlab) at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Copenhagen University. When all samples are analysed Biological age will be calculated for each particpant.

Conditions

• Healthy Aging
• Lifestyle Risk Reduction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lifestyle intervention	The 14 week courses takes place at a Danish folk high school (Ubberup), specialized in lifestyle interventions targeting a 10% weight loss. Adult individuals with obesity sign up for the course. They stay at the School for the whole course period and the total cost amounts to 300-400 Euros per week plus loss of income.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-11-15
• Primary completion: 2022-06-06
• Completion: 2022-06-06
• First posted: 2020-02-21
• Last updated: 2024-02-15

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Denmark