ESTIMATION OF MUSCLE MASS FROM LATERAL FEMUR X-RAY IN CANCER PATIENTS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF SARCOPENIA

Completed

• Conditions: Sarcopenia; cancer; femur; muscle; sarcopenia; x-ray

• Registration Number: TCTR20240626006
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia

Brief Summary

There is a measurement using mid-thigh muscle thickness that correlates with the diagnosis of sarcopenia, and differs between the genders

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2022-11-30
• Study Start: 2024-06-26
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 136

Inclusion Criteria

All consenting patients with the diagnosis of cancer, aged 18 and above, who underwent CT scan of the abdomen, were considered as candidates for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who are unable to perform the handgrip muscle strength test (by Jamar handheld dynamometer), pregnant, have unilateral or bilateral lower limb deformity (due to trauma or congenital disease), or those who are unable to bend the knee to 90 degrees, were excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mid-thigh muscle thickenss (MTH) During CT scan cm

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Optimal variable of MTH diagnosing sarcopenia During CT scan cm*m, cm2*m, cm*kg/m2