Overview

Understanding Acute Sarcopenia

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2021-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study aims to characterise acute changes in muscle mass, strength, physical performance in hospitalised older adults. We will assess the impact of these changes upon physical function at three month follow-up, and assess for the impact of clinical and immune-endocrine factors upon these changes.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Birmingham
Collaborators:
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust
MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Treatments:
Anti-Bacterial Agents