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Can leg ultrasound help us predict the length of stay in icu and mortality.

Can Ultrasound of rectus femoris predict length of stay and mortality in ICU - A Prospective study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/03/032467
Enrollment
94
Registered
2021-03-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: A00-B99- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases Health Condition 2: D50-D89- Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism Health Condition 3: I00-I99- Diseases of the circulatory system Health Condition 4: K00-K95- Diseases of the digestive system Health Condition 5: N00-N99- Diseases of the genitourinary system Health Condition 6: G00-G99- Diseases of the nervous system Health Condition 7: J00-J99- Diseases of the res

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Hemalatha R V
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients in micu for more than 24hours Consented Age above 18years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Preexisting neuromuscular disease Pregnancy No consent Absent lower limbs Age less than 18years Tissue edema obscuring image

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the relation between the trend of Rectus Femoris cross sectional area, muscle thickness, pennation angle, and echo intensity with 1.Length of stay in ICU, 2.Ventilator free days 3.Mortality in ICU.Timepoint: Day1, day4, day7, day14, day21

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
• To study the relation between admission Rectus Femoris cross sectional area and length of stay in ICU.Timepoint: Day 1

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactHemalatha R V

St johns medical college and hospital, bangalore

bhuvana.11@gmail.com9945693221

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026