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Observational studyAging2025

Update on the detection of frailty in older adults: a multicenter cohort machine learning-based study protocol.

Samuel Fernández-Carnero, Oliver Martínez-Pozas, Daniel Pecos-Martín, Armando Pardo-Gómez, Juan Nicolás Cuenca-Zaldívar, Eleuterio A Sánchez-Romero

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Observational study in Aging, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06218121 (Update on the Detection of Frailty in Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Update on the Detection of Frailty in Older Adults: A Multicenter Cohort Machine Learning-Based Study

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorUniversidad Europea de MadridRan2024 to 2025Enrolled500ConditionsStrength, Quality of Life, Functional Independence, FunctionalityArmsInstrumental and Functional Tests that Assess Functional Capacity
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Samuel Fernández-CarneroDepartamento de Fisioterapia, Universidad de Alcalá, Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia, Grupo de Investigación en Fisioterapia y Dolor, Alcalá de Henares 28801, Spain.
Oliver Martínez-PozasInterdisciplinary Research Group on Musculoskeletal Disorders, Madrid 28014, Spain.
Daniel Pecos-MartínDepartamento de Fisioterapia, Universidad de Alcalá, Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia, Grupo de Investigación en Fisioterapia y Dolor, Alcalá de Henares 28801, Spain.
Armando Pardo-GómezGeriatrics Service, Puerta de Hierro Hospital, Majadahonda 28222, Spain.
Juan Nicolás Cuenca-ZaldívarDepartamento de Fisioterapia, Universidad de Alcalá, Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia, Grupo de Investigación en Fisioterapia y Dolor, Alcalá de Henares 28801, Spain.
Eleuterio A Sánchez-RomeroInterdisciplinary Research Group on Musculoskeletal Disorders, Madrid 28014, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aims to investigate the relationship between muscle activation variables assessed via ultrasound and the comprehensive assessment of geriatric patients, as well as to analyze ultrasound images to determine their correlation with morbimortality factors in frail patients.

methodsThe present cohort study will be conducted in 500 older adults diagnosed with frailty. A multicenter study will be conducted among the day care centers and nursing homes. This will be achieved through the evaluation of frail older adults via instrumental and functional tests, along with specific ultrasound images to study sarcopenia and nutrition, followed by a detailed analysis of the correlation between all collected variables. DISCUSSION: This study aims to investigate the correlation between ultrasound-assessed muscle activation variables and the overall health of geriatric patients. It addresses the limitations of previous research by including a large sample size of 500 patients and measuring various muscle parameters beyond thickness. Additionally, it aims to analyze ultrasound images to identify markers associated with higher risk of complications in frail patients. The study involves frail older adults undergoing functional tests and specific ultrasound examinations. A comprehensive analysis of functional, ultrasound, and nutritional variables will be conducted to understand their correlation with overall health and risk of complications in frail older patients.

trial registrationThe study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain (Act nº 18/2023). In addition, the study was registered with https://clinicaltrials.gov/ (NCT06218121).

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Frail ElderlyFrailtyGeriatric AssessmentMachine LearningMuscle, SkeletalAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMulticenter Studies as TopicSarcopeniaUltrasonographyfrailtysarcopeniaultrasound

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