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Impact of Hand Grip Strength on Length of Hospital Stay After Cardiac Surgery Among Elderly Patients

NCT05546671 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2024-03-15

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Summary

Hand grip strength has been shown to be a predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the elderly population. This study aims to investigate whether measurement of hand grip strength could be used as a predictor of prolonged hospital stay after cardiac surgery in elderly patients.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Hand grip strength measurement

Preoperative hand grip strength will be measured in kilograms using a digital hand dynamometer (Baseline Smedley Digital Hand Dynamometer, Model 12-0286, Baseline Evaluation Instruments, China). Participants will be instructed to grip the hand dynamometer for 5 seconds with their dominant hand 3 times. They will be allowed to rest for 20 second between each grip. The highest measurement of 3 attempts will be recorded. Participants will be categorized as "strong grippers" or "weak grippers" according to Fried criteria as previously defined by Linda P. Fried and colleagues. A weak grip will be defined as follows: For men: BMI ≤24: hand grip strength ≤29 kg; BMI =24.1 to 28: hand grip strength ≤30 kg; BMI \>28: hand grip strength ≤32 kg For women: BMI ≤23: hand grip strength ≤17 kg; BMI =23.1 to 26: hand grip strength ≤17.3 kg; BMI =26.1 to 29: hand grip strength ≤18 kg; BMI \>29: hand grip strength ≤21 kg

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kartal Kosuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-11-01
Primary Completion
2024-10-31
Completion
2024-11-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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