Validation of a Screening Test for Sarcopenia in Older People

N/AUnknownNCT03196622

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand1,300 enrolled

Overview

Identify the threshold which the handgrip strenght can be used as a screening test of sarcopenia. Handgrip strenght can be used in daily clinical practice to screen patients having sarcopenia to improve treatment and quality of life.

A cross-sectional multicentre study will be performed in hospital and retirement houses on patients ages 75 years old or more.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

1,300

Conditions

Sarcopenia

Interventions

Handgrip testDEVICE

Handgrip strenght can be used in daily clinical practice to screen patients having sarcopenia to improve treatment and quality of life.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 75 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Palliative care, * Protection of vulnerable adults

Locations (1)

CHU de Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Handgrip test could be used as a screening test of sarcopenia

Time frame: at day 1

Central Contacts

Patrick LACARIN

CONTACT

04 73 75 11 95 placarin@chu-clermontferrand.fr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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