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Frailty Among Renal Transplant Recipients and Relation to Chronic Allograft Dysfunction
Sponsor: Alexandria University
Summary
The aim of the study is to assess prevalence of frailty among renal transplant recipients in Alexandria University Hospitals and to study the relation between frailty and chronic allograft dysfunction.
Official title: Study of Frailty Among Renal Transplant Recipients, Its Relation to Chronic Renal Allograft Dysfunction
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2025-07-15
Completion Date
2026-01-15
Last Updated
2025-09-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
assessment of frailty
This study is a prospective cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of frailty among 80 cases of renal transplanted patients. Specific tests will include: 1. Assessment of frailty by Clinical Frailty Scale. 2. Assessment of nutritional status using Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA). 3. Comorbidity assessment using Charlson comorbidity score. 4. Six minutes walk test. 5. Muscle strength assessment using hand grip strength (HGS) dynamometer.
Locations (1)
Faculty of Medicine, Aexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt