Hand Grip Strength as a Marker of Frailty in Surgical Patients

February 6, 2020 updated by: Yale University
This study aims to assess if grip strength can be used as a single, objective surrogate of frailty assessment in the surgical population.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Frailty is associated with worse outcomes. Current screening surveys are cumbersome, most containing multiple components. For frail patients particularly, it can be difficult to ascertain all the information requested. There is a need for a simple, one step, objective screening measure of frailty. There is some evidence in the medicine patients that grip strength may be related to frailty, but no such information is available for surgical patients.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

52

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
        • Yale School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

General surgery patients admitted to the Section of General Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care who are over the age of 60.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • General surgery patient admitted to the Section of General Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care
  • Age >60

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • Untreated or metastatic malignancy
  • Prisoners

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
General surgery patient
General surgery patient admitted to the Section of General Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care who are over 60.
Device: Obtain grip strength from a standardized gripometer
Obtain grip strength from a standardized gripometer, 3 times on each hand

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
linear regression of grip strength to frailty survey score
Time Frame: 10 minutes at the time of admission

Their frailty survey and grip strength scores will also be recorded for analysis.

We will analyze the data by linear regression of grip strength to frailty survey score.
10 minutes at the time of admission

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Yale University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Bishwajit Bhattacharya, MD, Yale University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 25, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

September 25, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 15, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

November 17, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 10, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 6, 2020

Last Verified

February 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1609018398

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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