Calf Circumference Versus X-ray Absorptiometry in the Diagnosis of Sarcopenia in Elderly Hospitalized Patients
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Sarcopenia
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 75 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Participants needed
- 298 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans · Other
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About This Trial
This is a prospective single-center study to evaluate a diagnostic method. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the performance of calf circumference as a diagnostic method for sarcopenia in hospitalized elderly people, compared to a gold standard method which is X-ray absorptiometry. The study population are hospitalizing participants aged 75 years and older with an indication to search…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age greater than or equal to 75 years
* Hospitalization in a medical department or in the follow-up care or rehabilitation department of the Hospital Center of Orléans
* Presence of an etiological criterion of undernutrition
* Presence of a decrease in muscle strength
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