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Clinical Trials/TCTR20240626006
TCTR20240626006
Completed
Not Applicable

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

Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia0 sites136 target enrollmentJune 26, 2024

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Sarcopenia
Sponsor
Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia
Enrollment
136
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

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

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 26, 2024
End Date
November 30, 2022
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia

Eligibility Criteria

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.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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