Measuring muscle mass in hospitalised acutely ill frail elderly
- Conditions
- Bioelectrical impedance analysis, multifrequency Bioelectrical impedance analysis, BIA, mf-BIA, mfBIA, frail elderly, frail, elderly, hospitalised, nutrition, hydration, hydrational status, Muscle mass, spiermasse, ouderen, kwetsbare ouderen, ziekenhuisopname, hydratie, nutritie
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23884
- Lead Sponsor
- Maastricht University faculty of Health, Medicine and Life sciencesOrbis Medical Center, department of geriatric medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
acutely ill frail elderly patients admitted to the geriatric ward of the Orbis Medical Centre or placed under the care of a geriatrician.
- Frail elderly (Fried score >2)
- Expected to be able to aquire at minimum of four independent measurements.
Exclusion Criteria
- Terminally ill
- Pacemaker or ICD implantation
- No informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Changes in measured muscle mass<br>- Changes in measured extracellular water<br>- Changes in measured intracellular water <br>- Influence of catheter or IV fluid on measurements <br>- Correlation between these changes
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - influence of nutritional changes/meals on measurement of musclemass<br>- Correlation between clinically estimated hydrational status, estimated serum osmolality and measured serum osmolality.