Effects of Protein supplementation on body composition, handshake strength and quality of life of patients undergoing Spine surgery
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Spine fusionsarcopenia
- Registration Number
- RBR-7nk6g84
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital de Acidentados Clínica Santa Isabel
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Patients undergoing lumbar or thoraco- lumbar spine surgery regardless of etiology aged between 50 and 75 years.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with chronic kidney disease with a glomerular filtration rate below 30 ml min; diabetic patients treated with insulin therapy; allergic to milk protein; with malignancy; bedridden previously for diseases not related to spine pathology; with inability to complete quality of life questionnaires; previously submitted to spine surgery; with spinal neurological deficit.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected to reduce the loss of handgrip strength after lumbar or thoraco-lumbar spine surgery, with statistical significance, measured 1 to 3 months after surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected to reduce the loss of appendicular muscle mass index measured 1- 3 months by DEXA, after lumbar or thoraco-lumbar spine surgery, with statistical significance;To evaluate the reduction in the rate of surgical site infection after surgery, with statistical significance