The aim of the study is to assess prevalence of frailty among renal transplant recipients in Alexandria University Hospitals and to study the relation between frailty and chronic allograft dysfunction.
With respect to correlates of frailty, although higher comorbidity burden is also a risk factor for frailty among KT candidates, frailty can also occur in the setting of lower comorbidity burdens. Diabetes and serum albumin concentration are also associated with frailty among prevalent dialysis patients. In addition, individuals with CKD and ESKD who are frail are also more likely to have cognitive impairment and sarcopenia, or low muscle mass, than their non-frail counterparts
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
This study is a prospective cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of frailty among 80 cases of renal transplanted patients. Specific tests will include: 1. Assessment of frailty by Clinical Frailty Scale. 2. Assessment of nutritional status using Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA). 3. Comorbidity assessment using Charlson comorbidity score. 4. Six minutes walk test. 5. Muscle strength assessment using hand grip strength (HGS) dynamometer.
Faculty of Medicine, Aexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
RECRUITINGAssessment of frailty
by Clinical Frailty Scale.
Time frame: 30 days
Assessment of nutritional status
using Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA)
Time frame: 30 days
Comorbidity assessment
using Charlson comorbidity score
Time frame: 30 days
Muscle strength assessment
using hand grip strength (HGS) dynamometer.
Time frame: 30 days
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