Abdominal Skeletal Muscle Compartments in Turkish Children

Completed

• Conditions: Child Development; Sarcopenia

• Registration Number: NCT06121791
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to establish reference values for three compartments of the abdominal skeletal muscle area (psoas muscle area, paraspinal muscle area, and total skeletal muscle area) obtained from cross-sectional Computed tomography images in Turkish Children

Detailed Description

The aim in this study is to determine reference values for Turkish children by evaluating the abdominal region skeletal muscle area (psoas muscle, paraspinal muscles and total skeletal muscle in the section) obtained from cross-sectional CT images.

Material Method of the Research The study was planned as a retrospective study. Patients under 18 years of age who are admitted to Istanbul Province Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital with acute abdominal pain or acute trauma between May 5, 2017 and May 5, 2023 and who underwent abdominal computed tomography (CT) imaging on this date of application will be scanned through the hospital information management system. Past diagnoses of these patients will be questioned and those with chronic diseases will be excluded from the study.

CT images of the patients will be retrieved from the PACS database. From the sections taken at the L3-L4, L4-L5 levels, the cross-sectional area of the psoas muscle, paraspinal muscles and the total skeletal muscles in that section will be measured using the hospital's SYNAPS system. The results will be recorded in cm2.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-11-02
• Study First Posted: 2023-11-08
• Study Start: 2023-12-25
• Primary Completion: 2024-10-01
• Study Completion: 2024-10-01
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2168

Inclusion Criteria

• No chronic disease
• Being under 18 years of age
• Being Turkish
• Determining that an abdominal CT was performed in the hospital records

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with malignancy or known chronic disease
• Patients with mental health problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
L4-L5 LEVEL: Paraspinal muscle area	1 interview day	The Paraspinal muscle area at the L4-L5 vertebra level in the patients' abdominal computed tomography will be measured.
L4-L5 LEVEL: Psoas muscle area	1 interview day	The Psoas muscle area at the L4-L5 vertebra level in the patients' abdominal computed tomography will be measured.
L4-L5 LEVEL: Abdominal muscle area,	1 interview day	The Abdominal muscle area at the L3-L4 vertebra level in the patients' abdominal computed tomography will be measured.
L3-L4 LEVEL:Paraspinal muscle area	1 interview day	The Paraspinal muscle area at the L3-L4 vertebra level in the patients' abdominal computed tomography will be measured.
L3-L4 LEVEL: Psoas muscle area	1 interview day	The Psoas muscle area at the L3-L4 vertebra level in the patients' abdominal computed tomography will be measured.
L3-L4 LEVEL: Abdominal muscle area,	1 interview day	The Abdominal muscle area at the L3-L4 vertebra level in the patients' abdominal computed tomography will be measured.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training & Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 İstanbul, Turkey