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How common is muscle loss and what factors increase risk in people with type 2 diabetes

Elucidating Prevalence and Risk Determinants of Sarcopenia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [SARC-T2DM] - SARC-T2DM

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096065
Enrollment
260
Registered
2025-10-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E11- Type 2 diabetes mellitus Health Condition 2: M628- Other specified disorders of muscle

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: Nil: Nil Intervention4: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

NIL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults aged 60 years or above with established type 2 diabetes mellitus as per WHO criteria, attending Endocrinology outpatient department at Kasturba Hospital Manipal, willing to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute illness or hospitalization within 4 weeks, malignancy, chronic kidney disease with eGFR less than 30, chronic liver disease, inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease, medications affecting muscle mass including corticosteroids for more than 3 months or chemotherapy, physical disabilities preventing functional assessments, pregnancy or lactation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sarcopenia prevalence using AWGS 2019 criteriaTimepoint: Single cross-sectional assessment at baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Risk factors demographic, clinical, and biochemicalTimepoint: Single cross-sectional assessment at baseline;Quality of life scores using SarQoL and EQ-5D-5LTimepoint: Single cross-sectional assessment at baseline;Metabolomic signatures in case-control comparisonTimepoint: Single cross-sectional assessment at baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shobhit Raj

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal

sahana.shetty@manipal.edu9944745014

Outcome results

None listed

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