Validation of a Screening Test for Sarcopenia in Older People

Validation of a Screening Test of Sarcopenia in the Elderly People at Hospital and in Retirement Houses

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03196622

Acronym

SARCSA

Enrollment

1300

Registered

2017-06-23

Start date

2017-07-11

Completion date

2019-06-30

Last updated

2017-07-27

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

Conditions

Sarcopenia

Keywords

Sarcopenia, Elderly people, Hospitalization

Brief summary

Identify the threshold which the handgrip strenght can be used as a screening test of sarcopenia. Handgrip strenght can be used in daily clinical practice to screen patients having sarcopenia to improve treatment and quality of life.

Detailed description

A cross-sectional multicentre study will be performed in hospital and retirement houses on patients ages 75 years old or more.

Interventions

DEVICEHandgrip test

Handgrip strenght can be used in daily clinical practice to screen patients having sarcopenia to improve treatment and quality of life.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Masking description

Open

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

75 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* ≥ 75 years old

Exclusion criteria

* Palliative care, * Protection of vulnerable adults

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Handgrip test could be used as a screening test of sarcopenia	at day 1

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactPatrick LACARIN

placarin@chu-clermontferrand.fr04 73 75 11 95

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026