Ultrasound, Nutritional Status, and Outcomes in Surgical ICU

Sponsor
Osijek University Hospital
Study ID
NCT07475767
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Frailty
  • Muscle Thickness of the Quadriceps Femoris
  • Nutritional Status

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Study Details

Ultrasound Indicators of Nutritional Status and Treatment Outcomes in Surgical Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

Key Dates

First listed
Mar 16, 2026
Start date
Feb 1, 2026
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026
Completion
Jul 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: Surgical patients in the intensive care unit
    The prospective observational study will include consecutive patients admitted to the Department of Intensive Care of the Clinical Hospital Center in Osijek. Patients will be randomly included, regardless of age, gender, or type of surgical procedure. The study will be conducted after approval by the ethics committee of the Clinical Hospital Center in Osijek, and before inclusion, the investigator will obtain informed consent from the patient or a guardian. Patients who have had surgery on their right leg, on which muscle thickness and echogenicity will be measured, patients for whom informed consent is not obtained, and patients who are paraplegic will not be included in the study.

Primary Outcome Measure

Clinical Frailty Scale [ Time Frame: Day 1 (within 24 hours from admission to the intensive care unit) ]

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