Validation of a Screening Test for Sarcopenia in Older People (SARCSA)

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Sarcopenia

Treatments: Device: Handgrip test

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT03196622

CHU-339

2016-A01254-47 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Identify the threshold which the handgrip strenght can be used as a screening test of sarcopenia.

Handgrip strenght can be used in daily clinical practice to screen patients having sarcopenia to improve treatment and quality of life.

Full description

A cross-sectional multicentre study will be performed in hospital and retirement houses on patients ages 75 years old or more.

Enrollment: 1,300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 75+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ≥ 75 years old

Exclusion criteria

• Palliative care,
• Protection of vulnerable adults

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1,300 participants in 1 patient group

Older people

Experimental group

Description:

A cross-sectional multicentre study will be performed in hospital and retirement houses on patients ages 75 years old or more.

Treatment:

Device: Handgrip test