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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/04/084083 [Registered on: 03/04/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 02/04/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A Study To Find Out The Magnitude Of Sarcopenia Among Elderly Persons Attending A Tertiary Health Care Centre Of North India 
Scientific Title of Study   A cross sectional observational study to estimate the magnitude of sarcopenia among elderly subjects attending a tertiary health care center of North India 
Trial Acronym  nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Ayush Singh 
Designation  Junior Resident I 
Affiliation  GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE, KANPUR 
Address  Room No 24 Department of Medicine GSVM Medical College Kanpur Nagar India Pin Code-208002

Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH
208002
India 
Phone  8770913817  
Fax    
Email  drayushsingh3011@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Saurabh Agarwal 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE, KANPUR 
Address  Room No 24 Department Of Medicine GSVM Medical College Kanpur Nagar Uttar Pradesh India Pin Code-208002

Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH
208002
India 
Phone  9415039582  
Fax    
Email  dragarwalsaurabh@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Ayush Singh 
Designation  Junior Resident I 
Affiliation  GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE, KANPUR 
Address  Room No 24 Department Of Medicine, GSVM Medical College Kanpur Nagar Uttar Pradesh India Pin Code-208002

Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH
208002
India 
Phone  8770913817  
Fax    
Email  drayushsingh3011@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
GSVM Medical College, Kanpur Nagar India Pin Code-208002 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  GSVM Medical College Kanpur Nagar 
Address  GSVM Medical College Kanpur Nagar India Pin Code-208002 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Ayush Singh  GSVM Medical College  Room No 24 Department Of Medicine Gsvm Medical College Swaroop Nagar Kanpur Nagar PIN code-208002
Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH 
9919831959

drayushsingh3011@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
ETHICS COMMITTEE GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE KANPUR  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M628||Other specified disorders of muscle,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
Comparator Agent  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  60.00 Year(s)
Age To  90.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Age more than 60 years both Male and Female
Normal healthy subjects and subjects suffering from any chronic stable co-morbid condition, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus HbA1c less than10%, chronic kidney disease, Chronic Liver Disease etc)
Functional decline or limitation
Unintentional weight loss
Depressive mood
Cognitive impairment
Repeated falls
Malnutrition
and having either SARCF score equal to or greater than 4 or SARCCalF equal to or greater than11 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Bed-ridden subjects due to anticipated problems in workup
Pregnant and lactating females
Acutely ill subjects
Patients admitted to ICU
Subjects with contraindication for MRI
Malignancy 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To estimate the magnitude of sarcopenia among elderly subjects attending a tertiary care center of North India based on Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019 criteria for the diagnosis of Sarcopenia.  Baseline 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Quality of Life (SARQOL)  Baseline 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="233"
Sample Size from India="233" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/04/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Sarcopenia is an underdiagnosed disease entity adding to morbidity and mortality among elderly population. It is characterized by loss of muscle strength & muscle mass. It adversely affects the quality of life of the subject also. The entity is under recognized in day to day practice. There are ways to address this problem and hence improve the outcome also. The current study will use the diagnostic criteria given by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 for the diagnosis of sarcopenia. 
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