SCM Muscle as a Marker for Frailty in Patients Undergoing ENT Surgery

Recruiting

• Conditions: Frailty

• Registration Number: NCT06704256
• Lead Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Brief Summary

This study focuses on evaluating the relationship between physical frailty and measurements of the muscles of the neck in patients undergoing non-cancer Head and Neck surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-10-28
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Study First Submitted: 2024-11-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-11-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-22
• Study First Posted: 2024-11-26
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-26
• Primary Completion: 2026-10-23
• Study Completion: 2026-10-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Non-oncologic patients presenting for head and neck surgery with available neck CT scans.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients undergoing cancer surgery
• Patients under18 years of age
• Patients without pre-surgical CT-scans of the head and neck

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Skeletal muscle size	End of study at 6 months	Skeletal muscle derived measures of size of neck skeletal musculature. No maximum or minimum.
Skeletal muscle density	End of study at 6 months	Skeletal muscle derived measures of density of neck skeletal musculature. No maximum or minimum.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mount Sinai Hospital; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States