What this means
Researchers plan to test whether a bedside ultrasound of leg muscle can predict how long patients stay in hospital after surgery. The study has not reported results, so we do not yet know if it works.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 50–99
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- Measuring Ultrasound Guided Skeletal Muscle Mass of Lower Extremity as a Predictor of Post-Operative Length of Stay in Exploratory Gynae-oncology Surgeries
- Trial ID
- NCT06816836 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- observational
- Conditions
- Gynecologic Cancer, Frailty, Sarcopenia
- What is tested
- Bed Side ultrasound guided muscle mass estimation of lower extremity
- Sponsor
- Tata Medical Center
- Ages
- 50 Years to 99 Years
- Dates
- First posted Feb 10, 2025 · updated May 29, 2025
Registry summary
Increased incidence of Gynae-oncological cancer is observed specifically in women above 50 years of age. Sarcopenia (a progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality, and strength) is considered a reliable indicator of frailty, a poor prognostic factor in these patients. Various frailty scores and measurement of psoas muscle mass are time consuming, can't be done in patients unable to walk and altered mental status. The investigators wanted to evaluate if bedside ultrasound guided skeletal muscle measurement, as a measure of sarcopenia, can be used to predict post operative length of stay.
Sites (1)
- Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India