Predictors of pressure ulcer recurrence - Characterization of sarcopenia as an individual risk factor

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00019859

Enrollment

Registered

2020-01-10

Start date

2016-11-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M86 L89

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with pressure ulcers subjected to cross-sectional imaging techniques (CT, MRI, US) for diagnostic and therapeutical reasons within clinical routine.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adquate imaging quality.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inadequate imaging quality.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Retrospective quantification of muscle mass with cross-sectional imaging techniques (CT, MRI, US) conducted during the hospital stay and its correlation with healing of pressure ulcers (healing by primary/ secondary intention, surgical revision, recurrence of pressure ulcers).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Retrospective chart analysis of specific laboratory parameters (e.g., albumin, proteins, lipids, phosphate, creatine kinase, follistatin), body weight and height, BMI, nutritional condition, general condition, mobility, and their correlation with the development/ recurrence of pressure ulcers.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSilvan Maximilian Klein

Universitätsklinikum Regensburg

silvan.klein@ukr.de0941 944 6763

Outcome results

None listed

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