NCT05978154

Thigh Muscle Mass and Muscle Wasting in Patients in the Emergency Department

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 600 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Korea University Ansan Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate whether thigh muscle mass and muscle wasting are associated with mortality in patients who visit the emergency department. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is thigh muscle mass associated with mortality in patient who visit the emergency department? * Does muscle wasting exist during staying in the emergency department? * Is muscle wasting associated with mortality in patient who visit the emergency department? Participants will be evaluated for serial thigh muscle mass using point-of-care ultrasound at the emergency department.

Conditions

• Sepsis
• Cardiac Arrest
• Acute Respiratory Failure
• Patients Who Visit Emergency Department
• Shock
• Trauma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Thigh muscle mass and muscle wasting (exposure)	Thigh muscle mass and muscle wasting (exposure variable)

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-07-28
• Primary completion: 2024-12-31
• Completion: 2025-03-31
• First posted: 2023-08-07
• Last updated: 2023-08-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea