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NCT05671705Completed

Effect of Sarcopenia in Stroke Patients

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 11 Jun 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Primary research purpose: -Prospective study to screen post stroke patients with sarcopenia and evaluate its effect on recovery Secondary research purpose: * To determine the degree of sarcopenia and correlation with poor functional prognosis of stroke in the stroke patient group. * To determine the degree of sarcopenia and correlation with dixon MRI of thigh muscle * To evaluate surface EMG (SEMG)-based signals and correlation with sarcopenia * To determine the degree of sarcopenia and correlation with brain morphometric changes

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
83 (actual)
First submitted
24 Nov 2022
Start date
2 Jan 2023
Primary completion date
27 Dec 2024
Lead sponsor
The Catholic University of Korea
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT05671705

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 83
  • From 2 Jan 2023 to the primary completion date, 27 Dec 2024
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other illness

  • Patients with neuromuscular diseases other than stroke that may affect gait function
  • Patients with uncontrolled medical/surgical disease
  • Patients with metal substances in the body such as cardiac pacemakers, cochlear implants, etc.
  • Patients who have Parkinson's disease, dementia, or have a history of neuromuscular diseases such as Guillain-Barré syndrome or myasthenia gravis

Other

  • Patients who have not been evaluated for sarcopenia
  • Patients unable to conduct clinical trials according to instructions
  • Patients who have difficulty collecting blood
  • Patients who are difficult to follow up after 6 months of onset due to moving to another area

Who the study is looking for

  • Patients 65 years of age or older, stroke patients with first onset within 4 weeks

Age in the registry: 65 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
The Catholic University of Korea
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Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-doSouth KoreaUnknown status
St. Vincent's Hospital
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
SuwonSouth KoreaUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.