Evaluation of the usefulness of skeletal muscle mass assessment using leg muscle thickness in elderly orthopedic outpatients

Evaluation of the usefulness of skeletal muscle mass assessment using leg muscle thickness in elderly orthopedic outpatients - Evaluation of the usefulness of skeletal muscle mass assessment using leg muscle thickness in elderly orthopedic outpatients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000056311

Enrollment

Registered

2024-11-29

Start date

2024-11-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

elderly orthopedic outpatients.

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are attending Michinoo-Miyata Orthopedic clinic and for whom motor rehabilitation is prescribed are eligible.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who fall into any of the following categories will not be included in this study (1) Patients with neurological complications or obvious neurological symptoms (2) Patients with obvious cognitive impairment that makes it difficult to maintain the limb position for measuring skeletal muscle mass or to measure motor function (3) Patients who require assistance in walking. (4) Other patients deemed inappropriate as research subjects by the principal investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. thigh muscle thickness, lower leg muscle thickness, lower leg circumference 2. Motor function: grip strength, knee extension muscle strength, time to stand up 5 times, 5m walking speed 3. locomotive syndrome: rise test, 2-step test, locomo 25	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShun Ishii

Michinoo-Miyata Orthopaedic Clinic Department of Rehabilitation

shunisii331@gmail.com0958560001

Outcome results