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

ID#: NCT06704256

Age: 18 years - 66+

Gender: All

Healthy Subjects: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Recruitment Status: Recruiting

Start Date: October 28, 2024

End Date: October 23, 2026

Contact Information:
Gabriela Hernandez, MD PhD
814-769-1104
Mingyang Gray, MD
Summary:

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.

Eligibility:



Inclusion Criteria: • Non-oncologic patients presenting for head and neck surgery with available neck CT scans.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients undergoing cancer surgery

- Patients under18 years of age

- Patients without pre-surgical CT-scans of the head and neck

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