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Diagnostic Evaluation of Sarcopenia in Elderly Patients

NCT04451005 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 403

Last updated 2020-06-30

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Summary

Sarcopenia is a generalized progressive skeletal muscle disorder that represents a related physiological vulnerability that is associated with or increases the likelihood of adverse outcomes, including falls, fractures, physical disability and death. The parameters used to assess sarcopenia in clinical practice have limited use due to their custody.

In this perspective, this study proposes or develops a tool for the diagnosis of having sarcopenia with a specific boa and a sensitive boa.

low cost and useful.

Elderly patients (n = 403) from the Geriatrics Outpatient Clinic of Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo will be selected

This study was of clinical importance, due to sarcopenia and a relevant factor, and could lead to consequences and poor prognosis in patients with gold, and it was not a method of clinical practice to properly endorse body composition in this population.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

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Elderly patients with sarcopenia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-06
Primary Completion
2018-05-06
Completion
2019-12-10

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