SCM Muscle as a Marker for Frailty in Patients Undergoing ENT Surgery

Description

This study focuses on evaluating the relationship between physical frailty and measurements of the muscles of the neck in patients undergoing non-cancer Head and Neck surgery.

Conditions

Frailty

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Study overview

This study focuses on evaluating the relationship between physical frailty and measurements of the muscles of the neck in patients undergoing non-cancer Head and Neck surgery.

SCM Muscle as a Marker for Frailty in Patients Undergoing ENT Surgery

SCM Muscle as a Marker for Frailty in Patients Undergoing ENT Surgery

Condition
Frailty
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

New York

Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, United States, 10028

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients undergoing cancer surgery
  • * Patients under18 years of age
  • * Patients without pre-surgical CT-scans of the head and neck

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,

Gabriela Hernandez, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Study Record Dates

2026-10-23