Validation of a Screening Test for Sarcopenia in Older People (SARCSA)

July 25, 2017 updated by: University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

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

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

1300

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • France
    • Auvergne
      • Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France, 63003
        • Recruiting
        • CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Marie BLANQUET

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

75 years and older (OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • ≥ 75 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Palliative care,
  • Protection of vulnerable adults

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

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Older people
A cross-sectional multicentre study will be performed in hospital and retirement houses on patients ages 75 years old or more.
Device: Handgrip test
Handgrip strenght can be used in daily clinical practice to screen patients having sarcopenia to improve treatment and quality of life.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Handgrip test could be used as a screening test of sarcopenia
Time Frame: at day 1
at day 1

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Collaborators

Nutriset

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Marie BLANQUET, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand

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)

July 11, 2017

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

December 1, 2018

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

June 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 21, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 21, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

June 23, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

July 27, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 25, 2017

Last Verified

June 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CHU-339
  • 2016-A01254-47 (OTHER: 2016-A01254-47)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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