Status:

UNKNOWN

Role of HIF-1α in Skeletal Muscle Aging

Lead Sponsor:

I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio

Conditions:

Sarcopenia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Brief Summary

Deficits in skeletal muscle function exist during aging and muscular dystrophy, and suboptimal function has been related to factors such as atrophy, excessive inflammation and fibrosis. Sarcopenia is ...

Detailed Description

Deficits in skeletal muscle function exist during aging and muscular dystrophy, and suboptimal function has been related to factors such as atrophy, excessive inflammation and fibrosis. Sarcopenia is ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Sarcopenic patients (measured by DXA) affected by hip osteoarthritis, developmental dysplasia of the hip or hip fracture and undergoing hip replacement surgery (for the sarcopenic group)
  • Patients affected by traumatic ACL tears and undergoing ACL reconstruction surgery (for the control group)
  • Patients between 18 and 35 years old (for the control group)
  • Patients between 65 and 90 years old (for the sarcopenic group)
  • 18 ≤ Body Mass Index (BMI) ≤ 30 kg/m2

Exclusion

  • Diseases that can affect bone or muscle metabolism
  • Pharmacological therapies that can interact with bone or muscle metabolism
  • Bone metastases
  • Bone infections
  • HIV, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus or Treponema pallidum positivity
  • BMI ≥30kg/m2

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 10 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 26 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03371134

Start Date

January 10 2018

End Date

July 26 2020

Last Update

December 14 2017

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