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The goal of this study is to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia in a geriatric hospital ward.
Sarcopenia is defined by a loss of muscle mass, loss of muscle strength and loss of muscle quality. It is a geriatric syndrome that, to this date, is not systematically tracked in clinical practice.
In order to detect sarcopenia, the investigators will use the operational definition proposed by the European Working Group (EWGSOP) involving the measure of three parameters, namely the speed of walking, the muscle strength and the measurement of the muscular mass.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geriatric ward population | Every patient aged over 65 admitted in the unit 83 of the Geriatry Department, CHU Brugmann Hospital, undergoes a global geriatric evaluation at the end of its hospitalisation stay, including sarcopenia detection. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarcopenia detection | Other | The assessment of sarcopenia is performed according to the recommendations of the EWGSOP (European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older people). Three measurements are made:
A diagnosis of sarcopenia is established if the walking speed is inferior to 0.8 m/sec, the muscular strength is low and the muscular mass is low. Data regarding the geriatric characteristics of this sarcopenic population will be collected. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of sarcopenia | Sarcopenia detection will be performed at the end of each hospitalization stay in unit 83 of the CHU Brugmann Hospital (Geriatry Department) | From 10/01/2016 till 30/03/2017 (up to 15 months) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of hospitalized patients unable to perform the sarcopenia detection test | Systematic retrospective review of patients hospitalised in the geriatric ward of the CHU Brugmann hospital during the length of the study, in order to determine the percentage of patients that could not, because of one of more exclusion criteria, perform the sarcopenia detection test. | From 10/01/2016 till 30/03/2017 (up to 15 months) |
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Each patient over 65 years admitted to the unit 83 of the Geriatric Department, CHU Brugmann Hospital, from 10/01/2016 till 30/03/2017 undergoes a comprehensive geriatric assessment at the end of its hospitalisation stay. The screening for sarcopenia is part of this geriatric assessment.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Robin Barré, MD | CHU Brugmann | Principal Investigator |
| Murielle Surquin, MD | CHU Brugmann | Principal Investigator |
| Florence Benoît, MD | CHU Brugmann | Principal Investigator |
| Marie Claessens, MD | CHU Brugmann | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHU Brugmann | Brussels | 1020 | Belgium |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20392703 | Background | Cruz-Jentoft AJ, Baeyens JP, Bauer JM, Boirie Y, Cederholm T, Landi F, Martin FC, Michel JP, Rolland Y, Schneider SM, Topinkova E, Vandewoude M, Zamboni M; European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People. Sarcopenia: European consensus on definition and diagnosis: Report of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People. Age Ageing. 2010 Jul;39(4):412-23. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afq034. Epub 2010 Apr 13. | |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D055948 | Sarcopenia |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009133 | Muscular Atrophy |
| D020879 | Neuromuscular Manifestations |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| Background |
| Baumgartner RN, Koehler KM, Gallagher D, Romero L, Heymsfield SB, Ross RR, Garry PJ, Lindeman RD. Epidemiology of sarcopenia among the elderly in New Mexico. Am J Epidemiol. 1998 Apr 15;147(8):755-63. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009520. |
| 19207142 | Background | Cesari M, Kritchevsky SB, Newman AB, Simonsick EM, Harris TB, Penninx BW, Brach JS, Tylavsky FA, Satterfield S, Bauer DC, Rubin SM, Visser M, Pahor M; Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Added value of physical performance measures in predicting adverse health-related events: results from the Health, Aging And Body Composition Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Feb;57(2):251-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02126.x. |
| 14555665 | Background | Lauretani F, Russo CR, Bandinelli S, Bartali B, Cavazzini C, Di Iorio A, Corsi AM, Rantanen T, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Age-associated changes in skeletal muscles and their effect on mobility: an operational diagnosis of sarcopenia. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2003 Nov;95(5):1851-60. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00246.2003. |
| D001284 | Atrophy |
| D020763 | Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |