Sarcopenia
Conditions
Keywords
older people, muscle, ultrasound
Brief summary
The loss of muscle mass is one of the major diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia. Many methods are also used for the definition of sarcopenia. However there is no information about cut-off values in this respect in the literature. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the cut-off values of this ratio for confirming the diagnosis of sarcopenia.
Detailed description
Decreases in total skeletal muscle mass are accepted to be necessary for confirming the diagnosis of sarcopenia. Many methods are also used for the definition of sarcopenia. However, ultrasound measurements has a high sensitivity and specify for confirming the diagnosis of sarcopenia. However there is no information about cut-off values in this respect in the literature. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the cut-off values of this ratio for confirming the diagnosis of sarcopenia.
Interventions
Ultrasonographic measurement is assessment method to diagnosis of sarcopenia
Sponsors
Hacettepe University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* To be a volunteer to participate * To be an aged 18-90 years old.
Exclusion criteria
* Walking with assist device * Having a visual deficits * Having an undergone orthopedic surgery * Having a cardiac pacemaker * Having a hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, renal/hepatic failure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle thickness | 30 minutes | Muscle thickness in millimeters by Ultrasound. |
| Skeletal muscle mass | 2 minutes | Skeletal muscle mass will be evaluated by bioelectrical impedance analysis.The unit of measure is kg. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Physical function | 5 minutes | Physical function will be evaluated by short physical performance scale. The score of this scale range from 0 (worst performance) to 12 (best performance). |
| Anthropometric assessments | 5 minutes | Participants waist, hip and calf circumferences will be measured by tape measure. The unit of measure is centimeters. |
| Muscle strength | 15 minutes | Muscle strength will be evaluated using an isokinetic dynamometer (Biodex Medical Systems, New York, USA). Knee and ankle muscle strength( flexion, extension, dorsiflexion and plantarflexion) will be evaluated. The unit of measure is Nm/kg. |
| Body mass index | 1 minute | Participants' weight and height will be evaluated by electronic weighing and tape measure, respectively. body mass index will be expressed in in kg/ m² |
| Balance | 1 minute | Timed up and go test evaluates dynamic balance of participants. The timed up and go test measures the time that a patient needs to stand up from a chair, walk a 3-m distance, come back and sit back on the chair.Timed up and go test measure is second. The lower values indicates the better balance. |
| Peripheral strength | 1 minutes | The peripheral (handgrip) strength will be measured with a dynamometer (JAMAR).Three measurements will be taken, whose average of the three measurements will be collected. The unit of measure is kg. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed