Status:
COMPLETED
Using Bedside Ultrasound to Screen for Sarcopenia in Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Conditions:
Sarcopenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Brief Summary
The loss of both muscle mass and quality with increasing age is called 'sarcopenia' and is a risk factor for falls, fractures and increased mortality. Sarcopenia is diagnosed with Dual-energy X-ray ab...
Detailed Description
Some recent work has examined the possibility of using ultrasound as a measure of both muscle quantity and muscle quantity. Work done by Strasser et al, has shown that ultrasonic measures of muscle th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- each subject must be 65 years of age or greater
Exclusion
- hemodialysis patients will be excluded, due to excessive fluid shifts with dialysis
- patients using chronic oral corticosteroids will be excluded, due to potential muscle atrophy
- hemiparesis due to a stroke or paresis of the lower limbs will be excluded
- subjects with pitting edema on physical exam (due to liver, renal or heart failure) or patients that are severely dehydrated will be excluded
- patients with myositis, systemic connective tissue disorders, systemic atrophies affecting the central nervous system (CNS) and CNS demyelinating diseases will be excluded
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
152 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04370912
Start Date
September 1 2021
End Date
April 1 2022
Last Update
November 2 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, VGH Research Pavilion Room 186
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1M9