Preoperative Frailty Assessment With Ultrasound in Elderly Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Frailty
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Point of care ultrasound

• Registration Number: NCT05438628
• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Brief Summary

In this study, the investigators aim to evaluate the prediction accuracy of the thickness measured with point-of-care ultrasound of the rectus abdominis, biceps brachii muscles of frailty.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-06-24
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-30
• Study Start: 2022-07-04
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-13
• Study Completion: 2022-12-30
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients 60 years old or older scheduled for total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to communicate with the patient or the patient's guardian
• Myopathy
• History of injury of rectus abdominis, biceps brachii or quadriceps femoris muscle.
• History of total knee arthroplasty in the recent 3 months prior to surgery

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty surgery	Point of care ultrasound	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prediction accuracy of the thickness of rectus abdominis, biceps brachii muscles measured with point of care ultrasound	Preoperative evaluation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Unplanned ICU admission	First 30 days post surgery
Unplanned discharge to nursing facility	First 30 days post surgery
Incidence of postoperative delirium	First 30 days post surgery
Readmission in the 30-day postoperative period	First 30 days post surgery
Thickness of quadratus femoris muscle measured with point-of care ultrasound	Preoperative evaluation
Difference between thickness of left and right rectus abdominis muscles	Preoperative evaluation
Difference between thickness of left and right biceps brachii muscles	Preoperative evaluation
Circumference of thigh	Preoperative evaluation
Difference between thickness of left and right quadriceps femoris muscles	Preoperative evaluation
ICU stay duration	First 30 days post surgery
Mortality	First 30 days post surgery
Number of falls	First 30 days post surgery
Total length of stay	First 30 days post surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Jongno-gu, Korea, Republic of