Effects of Neuromuscular Electrostimulation (NMES) on physical function and skeletal muscle mass in acutely ill hospitalized geriatric patients with sarcopenia admiitted to an acute care geriatric hospital ward

Effects of Neuromuscular Electrostimulation (NMES) on physical function and skeletal muscle mass in acutely ill hospitalized geriatric patients with sarcopenia admiitted to an acute care geriatric hospital ward - NMES in sarcopenic acutely ill hospitalized geriatric patients NMESSARC

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON48268

Enrollment

Registered

2019-12-16

Start date

2019-11-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-15

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Conditions

sarcopenia

Interventions

The parients in the CG get usual care with daily physical therapy and the patients in the IG get on top on work weekdays during 60 minutes a day NMES (50Hz (10-100 Hz), 400 microsec (100-1000 ms), d

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Geriatric patients with sarcopenia according EWGSOP-2 criteria admitted to the acute care geriatric ward Inclusion and first measurement within the first three days after hospitalization

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inability to walk prior index disease/ hospitalization Terminal condition eg due to metastatic cancer Inability to walk due to pain of parese ICD No informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Chair stand test timed	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Knee extension strength measured with a handheld dynamometer (MicroFet-2) Skeletal muscle mass with bio-impedance analysis (Maltron Bioscan-II)	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)