Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Code:

NCT03160326

Conditions

Chronic Kidney Disease

Sarcopenia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

Currently there is no standard way to detect age-related skeletal muscle loss in patients with chronic kidney disease. Investigators are working on finding rapid and inexpensive ways to measure muscle size and fat within the muscle.

Conditions

Chronic Kidney Disease

Sarcopenia

Study ID

NCT03160326

Start date

Sep, 2016

Status verified date

Nov, 2018

Completion date

Mar, 2020

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct, 2019

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ambulatory patients (with or without a gait aid)
  • 18-84.9 years of age with CKD stage 3 or 4
  • Receiving care at the DC or SF VA Medical Center Renal Service
  • Able to speak and read English
  • Orientation to person, place, and time

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute renal failure
  • Pregnancy
  • Any uncontrolled cardiovascular or musculoskeletal disease that, in the opinion of the principal investigator, could make participation unsafe
  • Body size exceeds the dimensional limits of the DXA scanner

Study Design

Enrollment

75 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Primary outcome measure

  • Muscle Quality [ Time Frame: day 1 ]
  • Lean Body Mass [ Time Frame: day 1 ]
  • Grip Strength [ Time Frame: day 1 ]
  • Short Physical Performance Battery [ Time Frame: day 1 ]
  • Timed Up-and-Go [ Time Frame: day 1 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Cynthia Delgado, MD

415-221-4810Cynthia.Delgado@ucsf.edu

Michael Harris-Love, DSc

202-745-8000Michael.Harris-Love@va.gov

Locations

San Francisco VA Medical Center

Recruiting

San Francisco, California, United States, 94121

Contacts

Julie Doyle

415-221-4810Julie.Doyle2@va.gov

Principal Investigator:

Cynthia Delgado, MD

Washington DC VA Medical Center

Recruiting

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20422

Contacts

Brian M Hoover, MS

202-745-8000Brian.Hoover@va.gov

Principal Investigator:

Michael Harris-Love, DSc

More Information

Sponsor

Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Last update posted

Nov 9, 2018

Last verified

Nov, 2018

Keywords

  • chronic kidney disease
  • ultrasound
  • muscle loss

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center on 2018-11-09.