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NCT07310667

Assessing the Relationship Between Frailty and Skeletal Muscle Thickness in Critically Ill Patients

ENROLLING BY INVITATION Last updated 19 March 2026
What this trial tests

trial testing Muscle ultrasound in Fraility in 80 participants. Enrolling by invitation.

Timeline
2 May 2025
Primary endpoint
31 December 2026
31 May 2027

Quick facts

Lead sponsorAnkara Training and Research Hospital
StatusENROLLING BY INVITATION
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment80
Start date2 May 2025
Primary completion31 December 2026
Estimated completion31 May 2027
Sites1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Ankara Training and Research Hospital

Who can join

65 and older, any sex, with Fraility or Nutrition Assessment. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Assessment of muscle mass in critically ill patients is critical for both improving clinical outcomes and monitoring the effectiveness of nutritional interventions. Loss of muscle mass is associated with mortality and morbidity in the elderly, including organ transplantation, trauma, and sepsis. Previous studies have assessed muscle mass using computed tomography. The use of computed tomography is costly, carries radiation risks, and requires the patient to be transported to a CT scanner. In contrast, ultrasonography is a noninvasive, rapid, and bedside method without radiation exposure. In particular, anterior thigh muscle thickness (ATMT) stands out as a reliable biomarker in the assessment of muscle mass. ATMT measurement includes the assessment of the combined depth of the vastus intermedius and rectus femoris muscles in the anterior thigh. There is no study in the literature examining the effects of anterior thigh muscle thickness measured by ultrasonography on malnutrition and frailty in intensive care patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of anterior thigh muscle thickness on frailty, malnutrition and length of stay in intensive care patients.

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