Sarcopenia and Nutritional Status in a Rehabilitation Setting

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Conditions studied: Sarcopenia

In brief

In this pilot observational study the primary outcome is to assess, in a Respiratory Rehabilitation Unit, if there is an association between sarcopenia, assessed by handgrip strenght and BIA, and a delayed decannulation time in patients who underwent tracheostomy. Secondary outcomes are to assess if there is an association between an increased malnutrition risk (assessed by MUST), a poor nutritional status (assessed by GLIM criteria) and a delayed decannulation time and the gut microbiota composition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04791540

Run by

Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS

People needed

30

Starts

2021-06-09

Expected to finish

2025-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Signed informed consent from patients or legal guardians for patients unfit to plead
• Presence of tracheostomy at admission

You may not qualify if…

• Refusal
• Pregnancy
• Pace maker/implantable cardioverter
• No legal guardians for patients unfit to plead

Where it is running

• Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi — Florence, Italy, Italy (enrolling)

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