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Observational Study on Neck Muscles and Frailty in Head and Neck Surgery

This study is looking at the relationship between physical frailty (a state of increased vulnerability to poor health outcomes) and the size and density of neck muscles in people having non-cancer head and neck surgery. Researchers will measure your neck muscles using CT scans to see if these measurements can help understand frailty. The study aims to enroll 100 participants. Success in this study would mean finding a clear link between neck muscle measurements and frailty. This is an observational study, meaning researchers will be looking at existing information rather than giving you a new treatment. The study status is currently unclear.

Study design
This is an observational study planning to enroll 100 participants. It is not a treatment study, but rather looks at existing information.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your skeletal muscle size and density will be measured at the end of the study at 6 months.

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NCT06704256

SCM Muscle as a Marker for Frailty in Patients Undergoing ENT Surgery

Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
~100 participants
Updated 2024-11-26 on ClinicalTrials.gov

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Skeletal muscle size
Measured over End of study at 6 months
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Frailty

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
New York1

Study leadership

  • Gabriela Hernandez · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Who to contact

Gabriela Hernandez, MD PhD
[email protected]
814-769-1104
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Eligibility criteria

Exclusion

Patients undergoing cancer surgery
Patients under18 years of age
Patients without pre-surgical CT-scans of the head and neck

What this trial measures

  • Skeletal muscle sizeEnd of study at 6 months

    Skeletal muscle derived measures of size of neck skeletal musculature. No maximum or minimum.

  • Skeletal muscle densityEnd of study at 6 months

    Skeletal muscle derived measures of density of neck skeletal musculature. No maximum or minimum.