Sarcopenic Obesity in Neurodisabilities (SarcObeNDS)

Dionyssiotis, Yannis, M.D.

Status: Completed

Conditions: Traumatic Brain Injury; Sarcopenic Obesity; Stroke; Spinal Cord Injuries; Multiple Sclerosis

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: whole body DXA

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03863379

AFIAP2019-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

To describe the frequency and thresholds for sarcopenic obesity in neurodisabled persons and the fat and lean mass distribution based on various neurodisabilities

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Persons with

• stroke / cerebrovascular disease
• traumatic brain injury
• multiple sclerosis
• spinal cord injuries (including spinal cord lesions i.e. myelopathies etc.)

Exclusion criteria

Persons with

• heterotopic ossifications,
• chronic administration of drugs, which promote fat increase
• chronic administration of drugs, which promote bone or muscle loss
• co-existing other diseases such as: endocrinopathies, muscular dystrophies, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Trial design

150 participants in 2 patient groups

Neurodisabled persons

Description:

Persons with various neurodisabilities

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: whole body DXA

Control group

Description:

Able bodied persons

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: whole body DXA