Status:

RECRUITING

Sarcopenia Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation (SUSIE)

Lead Sponsor:

The Cleveland Clinic

Conditions:

Sarcopenia

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Brief Summary

The goal of the proposed research is to investigate Magnetic Resonance (MR) Fingerprinting and P-MRS (Phosphorus-31 MR Spectroscopy) imaging for characterization of skeletal muscle in heart failure pa...

Detailed Description

Sarcopenia is a common comorbidity and predictor of mortality in heart failure that is characterized by a loss of muscle mass and functional strength. Sarcopenia, in heart failure and other chronic di...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Heart failure patients
  • Age ≥40 yrs
  • Stable chronic heart failure
  • Systolic dysfunction determined by cardiac MRI with left ventricle ejection fraction 40% or less
  • Healthy Volunteers
  • Age ≥40 yrs
  • No diagnosed heart failure or sarcopenia

Exclusion

  • Heart failure patients
  • • Advanced liver disease, advanced cancer, advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Healthy volunteers (controls)
  • Advanced liver disease, advanced cancer, advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Contraindications to MRI Contraindications to MRI
  • Heart pacemaker/defibrillator
  • Electronic/implanted stimulators or devices, including deep brain stimulator, vagus nerve stimulator, bladder stimulator, spine stimulator, neurostimulators; implanted electrodes or wires
  • Cochlear implant or other ear implants
  • Implanted drug pumps (insulin, narcotic/pain medications, drugs to treat spasticity)
  • Programmable shunt
  • Aneurysm clips and coils
  • Stents
  • Filters (for example, blood clot filters)
  • Metal fragment in body or eye (eg, BBs, bullets, shrapnel, metal pieces or shavings)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 9 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 30 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04869813

Start Date

April 9 2021

End Date

April 30 2026

Last Update

June 22 2025

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Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195