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Body Composition Ultrasound for Patients With Heart Failure

NCT03948776 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2026-01-09

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Summary

This study aims to determine whether skeletal muscle ultrasound is a useful technique for measuring low muscle mass in patients with heart failure (HF). Muscle wasting and abnormal muscle quality has been identified in patients with advanced HF and may contribute to patients' physical limitations. However assessments of body composition for patients with HF currently rely on the research tool of dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for measurements of skeletal muscle mass, which is limited by cost, use of radiation, and the need for patients to be transported to the DXA scanner for imaging. Therefore this observational study is designed to validate a new approach that allows a safe and portable assessment of body composition.

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DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

BodyMetrix body composition ultrasound

Investigators will make ultrasound measurements of fat and muscle thickness at 7 positions on the arm, chest wall, and leg (subject's dominant side) using the BodyMetrix BX 2000 ultrasound machine. Clear ultrasound gel will be applied to the skin, a probe placed against the skin, and the fat/muscle thickness measurement made five times at each position. The gel is then wiped away. The images are analyzed by the BodyView Software and estimations of fat and muscle mass calculated. These will be compared to the reference technique of whole-body DXA imaging.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

BodyMetrix body composition ultrasound only

Investigators will make ultrasound measurements of fat and muscle thickness at 7 positions on the arm, chest wall, and leg (subject's dominant side) using the BodyMetrix BX 2000 ultrasound machine. Clear ultrasound gel will be applied to the skin, a probe placed against the skin, and the fat/muscle thickness measurement made five times at each position. The gel is then wiped away. The images are analyzed by the BodyView Software and estimations of fat and muscle mass calculated. For inpatients currently admitted to the hospital, whole-body DXA imaging cannot be performed, as so the only assessment of body composition will be with the ultrasound.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tufts Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amanda R Vest, MBBS, MPH · Tufts Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-24
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

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