Recruiting NCT06704256
SCM Muscle as a Marker for Frailty in Patients Undergoing ENT Surgery
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Frailty. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study focuses on evaluating the relationship between physical frailty and measurements of the muscles of the neck in patients undergoing non-cancer Head and Neck surgery.
Primary outcome measures
- Skeletal muscle size [Time frame: End of study at 6 months]
- Skeletal muscle density [Time frame: End of study at 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Non-oncologic patients presenting for head and neck surgery with available neck CT scans.
Exclusion criteria
- Patients undergoing cancer surgery
- Patients under18 years of age
- Patients without pre-surgical CT-scans of the head and neck
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Mount Sinai Hospital — New York
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06704256 · STUDY-24-00751