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

This study focuses on evaluating the relationship between physical frailty and measurements of the muscles of the neck in patients undergoing non-cancer Head and Neck surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Frailty Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, 10028, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Mingyang Gray, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Non-oncologic patients presenting for head and neck surgery with available neck CT scans.

Exclusion criteria

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

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Skeletal muscle size

Time frame: End of study at 6 months

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

Time frame: End of study at 6 months

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

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Gabriela Hernandez, MD PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

814-769-1104

Mingyang Gray, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Nov 26, 2024
Registry last updated: Nov 26, 2024

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