Effect validation of skeletal muscle electrical stimulation for elderly patients with sarcopenia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Older patients with sarcopenia hospitalized in convalescent rehabilitation ward
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000053443
- Lead Sponsor
- ishi-Kinen Port Island Rehabilitation Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 130
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients with non-independent ambulation before the onset 2) Patients with inability to measure body composition (e.g., pacemakers, loss of limbs) 3) Patients with difficulty in holding a standing position on their-self due to disease-specific symptoms and diseases with myositis 4) Patients who are unable to cooperate in the evaluation (cognitive dysfunction, higher brain dysfunction, consciousness disorder) 5) Patients with inability to give consent for this study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Skeletal muscle mass index
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional Independence Measure Knee extension strength Hand grip strength Short Physical Performance Battery Walking speed 6 minute walking distance