NCT02550808

Metabolic Changes in Patients With Chronic Cardiopulmonary Disease

Metabolic and Histological Changes in Skeletal Muscle and Fat Tissue in Patients With Chronic Cardiopulmonary Disease

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: General and Teaching Hospital Celje · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate prevalence of sarcopenia and cachexia in patients with chronic cardiopulmonary disease. The investigators will also investigate metabolic disorders like glucose metabolism, presence of metabolic syndrome, body composition and histological changes in skeletal muscle and body fat. Finally, patients will be followed for clinical endpoints.

Conditions

• Heart Failure
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Malignancy
• Chronic Kidney Disease

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-03-01
• Primary completion: 2016-07-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2015-09-16
• Last updated: 2015-09-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Slovenia