Status:
RECRUITING
Body Composition, Frailty, and Function in Rehabilitation
Lead Sponsor:
Changi General Hospital
Conditions:
Frailty
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Brief Summary
The investigators are investigating if body composition measures - in particular muscle mass, body fat, and something called the phase angle - are able to reliably predict functional outcomes for pati...
Detailed Description
STUDY DESIGN This study is conceived as a prospective longitudinal follow-up cohort study tracking patients from admission (to the inpatient rehabilitation unit) till discharge. Ethics approval has be...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Transferred under the Rehabilitation Medicine service for post-acute rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation diagnosis of:
- Stroke with motor weakness (modified Rankin scale 1-5), or
- Deconditioning (from sepsis, post-ICU admission, heart failure, falls, musculoskeletal conditions with or without pain, or other conditions), or
- Pulmonary rehabilitation (with or with long-term oxygen therapy), or
- Lower limb amputees (transtibial or transfemoral)
- Medically stable
- Able to understand English consent form or suitably-translated document, or have a family member/legally-authorised representative who is able to do so and willing to provide consent
Exclusion
- Pacemaker or implantable defibrillator in-situ
- Medical devices or surgical implants that will interfere with BIA measurement per the manufacturer's guidelines
- Abnormal fluid status (overloaded or depleted) at the point of screening
- Cognitive or physical inability to tolerate sitting/lying still for 2mins (for BIA measurement)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 9 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
345 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06527742
Start Date
December 9 2024
End Date
September 1 2025
Last Update
December 19 2024
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Changi General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 529889