Status:

COMPLETED

Hyperprotein Nutritional Intervention in Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture and Sarcopenia

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital Viamed Valvanera, Spain

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Navarra

Conditions:

Sarcopenia

Hip Fracture

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

1. RATIONALE The unique characteristic of our study lies in the attempt to reverse the functional impairment experienced by sarcopenic patients with hip fracture using nutritional intervention. What m...

Detailed Description

INTRODUCTION Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass and function associated to age. Rosemberg first spoke of sarcopenia in 1989. A progressive loss of muscle mass occurs from approximately 40 years of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients aged 65 years or older
  • Diagnosis of traumatic hip fracture
  • Patients admitted for rehabilitation
  • Patients signing informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Stage 4 renal failure
  • Child C stage hepatic insufficiency
  • Barthel index \< 20 in the six months prior to admission
  • Dysphagia for liquids
  • Active oncological disease who are receiving treatment
  • Severe clinical conditions compromising and threatening their lives
  • Morbid obesity (BMI \> 40)
  • BMI \< 21 kg/m2
  • Albumin levels \< 2.1 g/dL
  • MNA \< 11
  • Charlson index ≥ 6
  • diabetes mellitus
  • Patients not doing rehabilitation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

110 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01404195

Start Date

January 1 2012

End Date

December 1 2015

Last Update

February 5 2016

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Clinica Los Manzanos

Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, 26140

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