Preoperative Frailty Assessment With Ultrasound in Elderly Patients

Frailty Clinical Trial

Official title:

Preoperative Frailty Assessment With Point-of-care Ultrasound in Elderly Patients Scheduled for Total Knee Arthroplasty

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05438628
• Other study ID #: 2206-089-1332
• Status: Completed
• Start date: July 4, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: February 2023
• Source: Seoul National University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study, the investigators aim to evaluate the prediction accuracy of the thickness measured with point-of-care ultrasound of the rectus abdominis, biceps brachii muscles of frailty.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: December 13, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients 60 years old or older scheduled for total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to communicate with the patient or the patient's guardian

• Myopathy

• History of injury of rectus abdominis, biceps brachii or quadriceps femoris muscle.

• History of total knee arthroplasty in the recent 3 months prior to surgery

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Frailty

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Point of care ultrasound
Measurement of thickness of rectus abdominis, biceps brachii muscles

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	Seoul National University Hospital	Seoul	Jongno-gu

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Seoul National University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Prediction accuracy of the thickness of rectus abdominis, biceps brachii muscles measured with point of care ultrasound		Preoperative evaluation
Secondary	Thickness of quadratus femoris muscle measured with point-of care ultrasound		Preoperative evaluation
Secondary	Circumference of thigh		Preoperative evaluation
Secondary	Difference between thickness of left and right rectus abdominis muscles		Preoperative evaluation
Secondary	Difference between thickness of left and right biceps brachii muscles		Preoperative evaluation
Secondary	Difference between thickness of left and right quadriceps femoris muscles		Preoperative evaluation
Secondary	Unplanned ICU admission		First 30 days post surgery
Secondary	Unplanned discharge to nursing facility		First 30 days post surgery
Secondary	Incidence of postoperative delirium		First 30 days post surgery
Secondary	ICU stay duration		First 30 days post surgery
Secondary	Total length of stay		First 30 days post surgery
Secondary	Number of falls		First 30 days post surgery
Secondary	Readmission in the 30-day postoperative period		First 30 days post surgery
Secondary	Mortality		First 30 days post surgery