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Clinical Trials/NCT05546671
NCT05546671
Recruiting
Not Applicable

Usefulness of Hand Grip Strength as a Predictor of Prolonged Hospital Stay in Elderly Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Kartal Kosuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital1 site in 1 country240 target enrollmentNovember 1, 2022

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Sarcopenia
Sponsor
Kartal Kosuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital
Enrollment
240
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Prolonged hospital stay
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Hand grip strength has been shown to be a predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the elderly population. This study aims to investigate whether measurement of hand grip strength could be used as a predictor of prolonged hospital stay after cardiac surgery in elderly patients.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
November 1, 2022
End Date
November 30, 2024
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Kartal Kosuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Ahmet Can Topcu

Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist

Kartal Kosuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age ≥70 years
  • Undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting or isolated valve surgery or combined coronary and valve procedures
  • Being oriented and cooperative enough to understand and comply with the instruction of gripping the hand dynamometer

Exclusion Criteria

  • Age \<70 years
  • Emergent status
  • Hemodynamic instability
  • Inability to cooperate due to neurocognitive disorder
  • Loss of upper extremity motor function of any degree (such as due to previous stroke)
  • History of upper extremity amputation of any level

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prolonged hospital stay

Time Frame: 14 days

Prolonged hospital stay is defined as postoperative hospital stay for ≥14 days.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Prolonged intensive care unit stay(48 hours)
  • Prolonged mechanical ventilation(12 hours)

Study Sites (1)

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