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NCT Number: NCT06516367

Screening Tool for Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, and Cachexia

There is an accumulating evidence of the overlap and frequent co-occurrence of twasting conditions in older adults. Those conditions include malnutrition, sarcopenia, and cachexia, Therefore , a tool capable of simultaneously screening for all three conditions is imperative. In this study, we developed and validated a new tool for the simultaneous screening of muscle wasting diseases in older adults. The diagnostic accuracy of the new tool was compared to other validated screening tools including the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF), the Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ), and the Simple Questionnaire to Rapidly Diagnose Sarcopenia (SARC-F).

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Key information

Conditions

Malnutrition Atrophy Body Weight Body Weight Changes Cachexia Muscular Atrophy Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Manifestations Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sarcopenia Signs and Symptoms Thinness Weight Loss

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Ain Shams University

Cairo, 11566, Egypt

Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants Aged 65 years and older, who agree to participate

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with critical illness.
  • Patients with severe cognitive, hearing or visual impairment hindering proper communication
  • Patients with physical disability that interfere with physical performance assessment or hand grip measurement
  • Patient with any contraindication of to the use of BIA) e.g. presence of a pacemaker, other implanted electrical devices, or metal implants, volume overload

Treatment and study plan

Ain Shams University Screening Tool for Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, and Cachexia (ASUST-MSC)

Other

25 items dichotomous questionnaire

Other names: bioelectrical impedence analysis, handheld dynamometer

Primary outcomes

  1. reliability of a new tool for the simultaneous screening of muscle wasting diseases in older adults

    Time frame: 10 months

    Relaibility; Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to evaluate the internal consistency.

  2. validity of a new tool for the simultaneous screening of muscle wasting diseases in older adults

    Time frame: 10 months

    Validity; Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to examine construct validity of the new tool

Secondary outcomes

  1. The diagnostic accuracy of the new tool

    Time frame: 10 months

    The Receiver operating curve was plotted to detect the area under curve of the new tool, for diagnosing muscle wasting diseases.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ain Shams University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Development and Validation of a New Tool for Simultaneous Screening of Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, and Cachexia in Older Adults

Acronym: ASUST-MSC

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jul 23, 2024
Registry last updated
Jul 23, 2024

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