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Filter by:This study proposes to characterize skeletal muscle amino acid kinetics to an EAA challenge, i.e., an oral amino acid tolerance test (OATT), in order to determine the state of muscle health. Analogous to the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) used to characterize alterations in glucose metabolism, the proposed OATT represents a potential low-cost solution to classifying patients' skeletal muscle health. The extrapolation of this work is the development of a simple analytical tool that would provide clinicians the ability to discern alterations in muscle amino acid kinetics prior to a loss of function.
Observational prospective study in older adults admitted to an Acute Geriatric Unit, in which sarcopenia will be evaluated by ultrasound in the anterior rectus femoris muscle.
The investigators conduct a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to investigate the effects of Aureobasidium pullulans produced β-glucan on muscle strength, muscle mass, and muscle function in adults with relative sarcopenia for 12 weeks.
Malnutrition and sarcopenia (muscle wasting) are common in health care settings and represent a health and economic burden due to associated increased mortality and prolonged hospital stays. Nutritional therapy co-management is recommended for both diagnoses. This study investigates the efficacy of individualized nutrition therapy (iNT) in pulmonary rehabilitation. Patients at significant risk for malnutrition already receive iNT within clinical routine during rehabilitation. The investigators will investigate if patients with only mild to moderate risk of malnutrition and possible sarcopenia also benefit from iNT.
It is recommended to screen ageing patients for sarcopenia, due to the increased risk of morbimortality if detected positive. According to the consensus of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People, the diagnosis of sarcopenia is based, among other things, on grip strength measurement. Our study will compare the performance of the new GRIPWISE digital device with the mechanical dynamometer JAMAR, the gold standard currently used to assess the grip strength. We propose to evaluate it in an elderly hospitalized population where the prevalence of sarcopenia is likely to be high due to the high prevalence of various chronic illness, notably oncological and cardiological ones. This cross-sectional study will include 348 patients.
Sarcopenia is a common complication in liver cirrhosis patients and has been confirmed that associated with poor prognosis. China has the world's largest burden of hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis (HBV-related liver cirrhosis). However, the relationship between HBV-related liver cirrhosis patients with muscle mass loss and normal muscle mass is remain largely unknown. Our study aimed to reveal the metabolic profile and identify potential biomarkers of muscle mass loss in HBV-related liver cirrhosis.
The purpose of this study was determine whether milk or soy milk supplements combined with resistance exercise improved sarcopenia in the elderly. This study was randomized controlled trail that recruited elderly people ≧65 years old with sarcopenia in the nursing home of Taipei Veterans General Hospital Su-Ao and Yuanshan Branch from June 2017 to December, 2017. The participants were divided into three groups, such as control, milk supplement and soy milk supplement. The milk and soy milk groups provided 200 mL milk or soy milk two times per day. Moreover, all participants joined the resistance exercise training program, three times per week (30 min/time). After 12 weeks, the anthropometry, sarcopenia index, blood biochemical index, nutrition status index, inflammation index, insulin resistance index, and dietary intake were measured.
Sarcopenia is a progressive condition characterized by decline in muscle strength and muscle mass. Although the mechanism of sarcopenia has not been fully elucidated, it may be caused by protein-poor diet, vitamin D deficiency, hormonal changes, increase in inflammatory cytokine level and oxidative stress. For this reason, it is thought that determining the prevalence of sarcopenia in rheumatological diseases with chronic inflammation and protecting patients from possible comorbidities with appropriate interventions may be an important factor in maintaining and improving the functional levels and quality of life of patients. The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence and its associated factors of sarcopenia in individuals with primary Sjögren's Syndrome.
Critical illness myopathy and neuropathy are associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality in intensive care units, .the investigators aimed to determine the decrease in muscle mass and risk factors that are important causes for the development of myopathy in COVID-19 (+) patients followed in intensive care unit. The study will also evaluate the relationships of patients withthe investigators intensive care-associated muscle weakness (ICU-AW) with other intensive care patient weight scores (SOFA, APACHE II, q SOFA). Sensitivity of anthropometric measurements and ultrasonographic measurements will be compared in the evaluation of sarcopenia. The length of hospital stay, mechanical ventilation time, patient outcomes (mortality/morbidity) information of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia followed in the intensive care unit will be evaluated.
The investigators conduct a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to investigate the effects of silkworms (Bombyx mori L.) pupae extracts on muscle strength, muscle mass, and muscle function in adults with relative sarcopenia for 12 weeks.