Detection of Muscle Quality in Children - Protocol for a Validation Study
Condition(s) studied
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
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)
| Facility | City | Region | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Charles University | Prague | Czech Republic |
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