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MUSSI (MUScle-Specific Strength Indices) study

Development of Muscle-Specific Strength Indices as Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers for Sarcopenia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0011015
Enrollment
50
Registered
2025-09-11
Start date
2025-09-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-22

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults aged 60 years or older with a diagnosis of sarcopenia 2. Participants able to provide informed voluntary consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals unable to undergo CT scanning (e.g., claustrophobia, potential pregnancy) 2. History of recent repeated CT examinations 3, Individuals with cognitive impairment who are unable to follow instructions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Muscle specific strength (HGS/forearm muscle volume, knee extensor/quadriceps volume)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
hand grip strength (HGS);Low extremity muscle strength (knee extension, flexion strength);Korean version of falls efficacy scale – international, KFES-I;Instrumental Activites of Daily Living_Korean version;Activites of Daily Living_Korean version;Sarcopenia and Quality of Life_Korean version;Computed Tomography based muscle volume (forearm and quadriceps muscle);Skeletal Muscle Index (SMI)—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactKyoung Tae Kim

Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital

zealot42@naver.com+82-53-258-7692

Outcome results

None listed

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