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Detection of Muscle Quality in Children - Protocol for a Validation Study

NCT06792279 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Czechia tracker
Phase
Observational
Started
2025-03-01
Last updated
2025-01-24

Condition(s) studied

Ultrasonography

Study summary

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the validity and reliability of ultrasound echo intensity (EI) as a diagnostic tool for assessing muscle quality in children aged 10-14 years, including normal-weight, obese, and trained young athletes. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Can EI reliably and accurately measure muscle quality in children when validated against gold-standard techniques like DXA and isokinetic dynamometry? What are the age-, sex-, and fitness-specific benchmarks for EI to differentiate between normal and pathological muscle quality?

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
10 Years
Max age
14 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria: • Generally healthy children Exclusion Criteria: * Acute illnesses * Chronic or acute diseases of the endocrine or musculoskeletal systems * Post-traumatic conditions

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • Echo intensity of the vastus lateralis (VL) and rectus femoris (RF) muscles — Through study completion, an average of 1 year
    Echo intensity will be measured by greyscale analysis derivered from ultrasound imaging.

Trial sites (1)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Charles University Prague Czech Republic
Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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