Detection of Muscle Quality in Children - Protocol for a Validation Study
ConditionUltrasonography
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age10-14
SponsorCharles University, Czech Republic
About this trial
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 criteria
Qualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
Acute illnesses
Chronic or acute diseases of the endocrine or musculoskeletal systems
Post-traumatic conditions
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
No trial groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov