Status:

UNKNOWN

Sarco-COVID Study: Measuring the Loss of Skeletal Muscle Mass in the Hospitalized Patient With the Diagnosis of COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario la Paz

Conditions:

Sarcopenia

Covid19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating global impact, and older adults who experience it are at higher risk of death from the disease. However, survivors of the disease have a greater risk of s...

Detailed Description

Patients over 18 years of age who are admitted to the hospital and whose main diagnosis and reason for staying is COVID-19 pneumonia will be included. The prevalence of sarcopenia in hospitalized pati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Over 18 years old, men or women.
  • Main diagnosis is pneumonia due to COVID-19
  • Subjects who, after having received information about the design, the purposes of the project, the possible risks that may arise from it and who at any time may deny their collaboration, verbally grant their consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion

  • Refusal of the patient to participate in the study.
  • Present a malignant neoplasm in active phase except spino- or basal cell Ca in local stage
  • Clinical situation of agony.
  • Amputation of limb (s).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 26 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

64 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04780126

Start Date

February 26 2021

End Date

May 31 2021

Last Update

March 3 2021

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Hospital de Emergencias Isabel Zendal

Madrid, Spain, 28046