Sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass and function) and physical performance as predictors of clinical outcome in patients on dialysis

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Sarcopenia / sarcopaenia; Chronic kidney disease; Renal and Urogenital - Kidney disease; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000048886
• Lead Sponsor: Associate Professor Grahame Elder

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-01-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

Dialysis patients

Exclusion Criteria

Cardiac pacemaker or implanted defibrillator
Limb amputation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Morbidity and all cause mortality as assessed by data linkage to medical records[9, 12 and 18 months after baseline data collection]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Morbidity and all cause mortality as assessed by data linkage to medical records[3 months after baseline clinical data collection];Morbidity and all cause mortality as assessed by data linkage to medical records[6 months after baseline clinical data collection]