Accuracy of Preoperative bilateral anterior thigh thickness to identify frailty in elderly patients undergoing surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20250124006

Enrollment

223

Registered

2025-01-24

Start date

2022-08-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Decreasing thigh muscle thickness in Frail elderly Clinical Frailty Scale, Frailty, Bilateral anterior thigh thickness

Interventions

Patient aged at 65 or older who is able to assess CFS and BATT

Diagnostic

Patient undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient aged 65 years old or over undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal 2. emergency surgery 3. cardiothoracic surgery 4. Patient with critically ill condition eg. severe sepsis, respiratory failure 5. Patient who is unable to cooperate for CFS assessment eg. confusion, dementia, neurological disorders, cognitive impairment 6. Patient with contact/airborne precaution 7. More than 3 day hospitalization 8. Any health conditions that interfere BATT measurement eg post above knee amputation, lower-limb joint stiffness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Clinical Frailty scale within 3 days preoperation 1-9 score from interview	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
N/A N/A N/A	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactNutnicha Paenee

Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital Navamindradhiraj University

nutnicha.p@nmu.ac.th0982866682

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026