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Evaluation of Sarcopenia in Elderly at the Emergency Department

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Ege University

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

Sarcopenia

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05567549
22-8.1T/60

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate in elderly patients for the frequency of sarcopenia and its relationship with mortality in a university hospital.

The main questions it aims to answer are;

  1. What is the frequency of sarcopenia in elderly patients at emergency department?
  2. Is sarcopenia associated with mortality in an elderly patient admitted to the emergency department?

Enrollment

300 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

65+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  1. Above the age of 65 admitted to the emergency department
  2. Able to walk without support
  3. No lower extremity fracture
  4. No disease with neuromuscular involvement

Exclusion criteria

  1. In the presence of a cerebrovascular event
  2. Those in need of critical intervention when applying to the emergency department
  3. Unconscious patients

Trial contacts and locations

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