Clinical Trial

Calf Circumference Versus X-ray Absorptiometry in the Diagnosis of Sarcopenia in Elderly Hospitalized Patients

Study acronym: PAPY-SARCM
Recruiting
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Summary
This is a prospective single-center study to evaluate a diagnostic method. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the performance of calf circumference as a diagnostic method for sarcopenia in hospitalized elderly people, compared to a gold standard method which is X-ray absorptiometry. The study population are hospitalizing participants aged 75 years and older with an indication to search for sarcopenia.
Protocol Amendment History 5 amendments
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended 5 times since 2023-05-11; most recent amendment 2025-12-22.
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2024-01-08
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT05869487
Lead Sponsor Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
Conditions Sarcopenia
Enrollment 298 participants
Start Date 2023-12-11
Primary Completion 2027-04-11 (estimated)
Study Completion 2027-04-11 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-12-30