Utility of quadriceps echocardiography in predicting indicators of frailty in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement

JRCT ID: jRCT1052230145

Registered date:13/12/2023

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: severe aortic valve stenosis
• Date of first enrollment: 13/12/2023
• Target sample size: 100
• Study type: Observational

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: frailty measurements (Barthel index, short physical performance, Kihon checklist, J-CHS)

Secondary Outcome

1. Duke Activity Status Index
2. Preoperative NT-proBNP value
3. Postoperative troponin value
4. CCU stay duration
5. Hospitalization duration
6. 30-day postoperative mortality
7. Postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo classification)

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 18age old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Include criteria: severe aortic valve stenosis

Exclude criteria

1. Patients undergoing concurrent surgery with other procedures.
2. Patients with concomitant neuromuscular disorders.
3. Cases where a cross-sectional image of the psoas major muscle was not obtained in the preoperative CT necessary for treatment.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Hino Hideki