Muscle weakness may predict transplant success in blood cancer patients
NCT ID NCT04167683
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 144 blood cancer patients undergoing stem cell transplants to see how muscle function changes and whether it predicts complications like infections, relapse, or survival. Researchers will measure muscle mass and track medical events over time. The goal is to understand if muscle health can guide treatment decisions.
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 help doctors predict complications and recovery in stem cell transplant patients by monitoring muscle health.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve outcomes. Results may not apply to all patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 144 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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
Patients with malignant hematological diseases referred to myeloablative HSCT, myeloablative RTC-HSCT or non-myeloablative HSCT.
- Ages
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18 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: * Patients diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML), acute lymphatic leukaemia (ALL), chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), chronic lymphatic leukaemia (CLL), malignant lymphomas or multiple myeloma (MM) referred to myeloablative HSCT, myeloablative RTC-HSCT or non-myeloablative HSCT at the Department of Haematology, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej. Exclusion Criteria: * age \<18; pregnancy; physical or mental disabilities precluding test of muscle function; inability to read and understand Danish
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark
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