Sternocleidomastoid Thickness in Sarcopenia

NCT05928845 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2022.67.04.17
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In order to prevent sarcopenia in intensive care patients and to guide nutritional therapy, evaluation of muscle thickness with ultrasonography is a modern, simple and non-invasive procedure routinely performed by Anesthesiology and Reanimation specialists. Sarcopenia in intensive care patients has been demonstrated in many studies. It has been studied that routine examination of changes in rectus femoris muscle thickness by ultrasonography is a predictor of sarcopenia. However, the muscles in the neck region, such as the sternocleidomastoid muscle, which are easy to examine, have not been studied very well. There is no study in the literature with the sternocleidomastoid muscle. For this reason, we decided to examine the relationship of sternocleidomastoid muscle thickness with patient characteristics, treatments, feeding route and type, feeding time, length of stay in intensive care unit, as in routine measurements of rectus femoris muscle thickness by ultrasonography.

Conditions

Sarcopenia

Keywords

sarcopenia; intensive care; ultrasonography

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Muscle thickness

  Rectus femoris and Sternocleidomastoideus muscle thickness change when compared to the value measured at admission to the intensive care unit.

  1 week

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Nutrition regime

  1week

• Nutrition Scores

  Day 1

Study Arms (1)

Muscle thickness measurement

Rectus femoris and sternocleidomastoideus muscle thickness will be measured via ultrasonography

Diagnostic Test: Muscle thickness measurement

Interventions

Muscle thickness measurement DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Rectus femoris and sternocleidomastoideus muscle thickness will be measured via ultrasonography in admission and on 7th day of admission

Muscle thickness measurement

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients who are expected to be followed up in the intensive care unit for at least 1 week in a tertiary university research and education hospital based 11 bed ICU

You may qualify if:

• Patients who are expected to be followed up in the intensive care unit for at least 1 week
• Patients over 18 years old

You may not qualify if:

• Patients under 18 years of age
• Head-neck, femur trauma patients
• Those with a diagnosis of primary neuromuscular disease
• Those who have a condition that prevents imaging in the body parts where ultrasonography is planned

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Namik Kemal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Tekirdağ, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Kizilarslanoglu MC, Kuyumcu ME, Yesil Y, Halil M. Sarcopenia in critically ill patients. J Anesth. 2016 Oct;30(5):884-90. doi: 10.1007/s00540-016-2211-4. Epub 2016 Jul 4.

  PMID: 27376823 BACKGROUND

• Rustani K, Kundisova L, Capecchi PL, Nante N, Bicchi M. Ultrasound measurement of rectus femoris muscle thickness as a quick screening test for sarcopenia assessment. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2019 Jul-Aug;83:151-154. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2019.03.021. Epub 2019 Mar 27.

  PMID: 31029040 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Reference

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sarcopenia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Atrophy; Neuromuscular Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Atrophy; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Onur Baran, Asst. Prof.

  Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Ayhan Şahin, Asst. Prof.

  Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Cavidan Arar, Prof.

  Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Onur Baran, Asst. Prof.

CONTACT

05393422582; dronurbaran@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 1 Week
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 23, 2023
• First Posted: July 3, 2023
• Study Start: September 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2026
• Study Completion: February 15, 2026
• Last Updated: June 25, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Locations

TU (1)