Body Composition Measurements in Pneumonia

Jens Rikardt Andersen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Infection Respiratory

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: BIA and DXA

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04223453

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to validate and standardize bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA, Maltron BioScan touch i8) for estimating body composition in hospitalized elderly patients with pneumonia. Body composition assessments with BIA and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA,

Full description

Holigic Discovery) was performed on 36 non-fasting patients over 65 years of age. 29 patients had BIA performed within 24 hours after hospital admission and at the date of discharge. 17 patients had BIA performed in fasted state and one hour after an intake of 300 ml glucose solution.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Acute pneumonia,
• Accept participation (informed consent)
• Understand the given instructions and information

Exclusion criteria

• None