Evaluation of Sarcopenia in Elderly at the Emergency Department

Sarcopenia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Frequency of Sarcopenia and Relation With Mortality in Elderly at the Emergency Department

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05567549
• Other study ID #: 22-8.1T/60
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: October 10, 2022
• Est. completion date: September 10, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: October 2022
• Source: Ege University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate in elderly patients for the frequency of sarcopenia and its relationship with mortality in a university hospital.

The main questions it aims to answer are;

1. What is the frequency of sarcopenia in elderly patients at emergency department?

2. Is sarcopenia associated with mortality in an elderly patient admitted to the emergency department?

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: September 10, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: July 10, 2023
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Above the age of 65 admitted to the emergency department

2. Able to walk without support

3. No lower extremity fracture

4. No disease with neuromuscular involvement

Exclusion Criteria:

1. In the presence of a cerebrovascular event

2. Those in need of critical intervention when applying to the emergency department

3. Unconscious patients

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emergencies
• Sarcopenia

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Ege University	Izmir

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ege University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (5)

Cruz-Jentoft AJ, Baeyens JP, Bauer JM, Boirie Y, Cederholm T, Landi F, Martin FC, Michel JP, Rolland Y, Schneider SM, Topinková E, Vandewoude M, Zamboni M; European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People. Sarcopenia: European consensus on definition and diagnosis: Report of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People. Age Ageing. 2010 Jul;39(4):412-23. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afq034. Epub 2010 Apr 13. — View Citation

Hung SK, Kou HW, Hsu KH, Wu CT, Lee CW, Leonard Goh ZN, Seak CK, Chen-Yeen Seak J, Liu YT, Seak CJ; SPOT investigators. Sarcopenia is a useful risk stratification tool to prognosticate splenic abscess patients in the emergency department. J Formos Med Assoc. 2021 Mar;120(3):997-1004. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2020.08.039. Epub 2020 Sep 9. — View Citation

McQuade C, Kavanagh DO, O'Brien C, Hunter K, Nally D, Hickie C, Ward E, Torreggiani WC. CT-determined sarcopenia as a predictor of post-operative outcomes in patients undergoing an emergency laparotomy. Clin Imaging. 2021 Nov;79:273-277. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.05.015. Epub 2021 May 18. — View Citation

Morley JE. Sarcopenia: diagnosis and treatment. J Nutr Health Aging. 2008 Aug-Sep;12(7):452-6. Review. — View Citation

Roberts S, Collins P, Rattray M. Identifying and Managing Malnutrition, Frailty and Sarcopenia in the Community: A Narrative Review. Nutrients. 2021 Jul 5;13(7). pii: 2316. doi: 10.3390/nu13072316. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Mortality		0-28 days