Thigh ultrasound may predict frailty in elderly ICU patients
NCT ID NCT07310667
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether measuring the thickness of the front thigh muscle with ultrasound can help identify frailty and malnutrition in critically ill patients over 65. Researchers will assess 80 patients within 24 hours of ICU admission and again on days 3 and 7. The goal is to find a simple, bedside tool to guide nutrition and care without the risks of CT scans.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show that a simple bedside ultrasound can help identify frail patients in the ICU, leading to better nutritional care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 80 patients. It does not test a treatment, so it cannot directly improve outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Over 65 years, critically ill patients, who are submitted to ICU.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * over 65 * 1 week min stay Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 65 years of age * those with cardiac arrest, terminal illnesses, advanced cancer, advanced neurodegenerative diseases, * those with knee or hip prosthesis that would affect the anterior thigh muscle thickness measurement those whose intensive care stay did not exceed 1 week will be excluded.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ankara Training And Research Hospital
Altındağ, Ankara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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