Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT05141981 |
Other study ID # |
sarcopenia and hip fracure |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
November 20, 2021 |
Est. completion date |
September 10, 2023 |
Study information
Verified date |
June 2024 |
Source |
Assiut University |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
1. Asses the prevalence of sarcopenia in hip fracture patients in Truama hospital at Assuit
University
2. To study the associated factors of sarcopenia in hip fracture patients in Trauma
hospital at Assuit University
Description:
Skeletal muscle is the largest body compartment in most adults with the exception of an
enlarged adipose tissue mass in the presence of obesity. Skeletal muscles grow in size from
birth onward, reaching peak mass in the third decade. Many factors determine an individual
adult's total body skeletal muscle mass and include their size(height),magnitude of
adiposity, race, genetic factors, activity, hormone levels and diet. By the fourth decade
populations and individuals begin to show a gradual loss in skeletal muscle mass and the rate
of atrophy appears to accelerate beyond the seventh decade. The senescence-related changes in
skeletal muscle are, in turn, associated with adverse out- comes such as pathological bone
fractures and even death. The term sarcopenia, from the Greek roots is widely used to
describe the age-associated decrease in muscle mass observed in several cross-sectional and
longitudinal studies. Interest in sarcopenia mainly results from its linkage with unfavorable
outcomes, including mobility disorders, increased risk of falling, reduced ability to
function in activities of daily living, loss of independence, poor quality of life, and
reduced life expectancy. Measuring skeletal muscle mass, composition, strength and physical
performance is thus a vital part of not only studying sarcopenia, but also of growing
importance in clinically evaluating and monitoring the greatly increasing population of
ageing at risk adults in most countries. Our report highlights aspects of evaluating these
features of skeletal muscle and expands on earlier methodological and historical reviews.
While the main phenotypic feature of sarcopenia is loss of lean tissue, notably skeletal
muscle, there is growing recognition that sarcopenia can co-exist in the presence of obesity.
A skeletal muscle compartment reduced in mass may thus be masked by the presence of excess
fat. Diagnosing sarcopenia-obesity may thus include measures beyond that of skeletal muscle
mass such as BMI and total body fat, topics that we will allude to in the review that
follows. Loss of skeletal muscle also plays an important role in two other conditions,
cachexia and frailty, creating a spectrum of phenotypes and clinical conditions that
encompass sarcopenia There are two main factors for Skeletal muscle evaluation, skeletal
muscle mass and composition, are the main determinants of global muscle metabolic function,
strength and physical performance. Vascular and neurological integrity are also essential
components that ultimately contribute to a skeletal muscle's metabolic and mechanical
functionality. The'quality' of a skeletal muscle is a loosely defined concept that broadly
includes aspects of anatomic structure, chemical composition and metabolic and mechanical
performance. Our review encompasses aspects of measuring skeletal muscle mass, composition
and function in relation to the evaluation of individuals and groups for the presence of
sarcopenia and related conditions. Multiple methods of measuring skeletal muscle mass are
available for research and clinical purposes that vary in cost, complexity and availability.
A high prevalence of low muscle mass in hip-fracture patients has been shown. Hip fractures
carry a high risk of both death and disability with a 8-36 % excess mortality within 1 year
and more than 50 % of the survivors not regaining their own pre-injury level of independence.
Sarcopenia may worsen the functional prognosis after hip fracture occurrence, but the
association between reduced muscle mass and functional ability remains unclear in this group
of older and frail persons. Conversely, muscle strength has been indicated as a strong
independent predictor of the functional outcome, whereas lower-limb performance is usually
not accessible at an early stage, because of the direct consequences of the hip fracture on
ambulation. There are no available studies in our locality about sarcopenia and its related
factors