Association Between Anaemia and Handgrip Strength in Female Planned for Major Surgery and the Effect of Intravenous Iron on Handgrip Strength

NCT ID: NCT04642521

Last Updated: 2020-11-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

65 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-18

Study Completion Date

2021-04-30

Brief Summary

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This is a sub-study parallel to ProPBM : A Randomised Control Trial Comparing a Modified Patient Blood Management Protocol Against Standard Care for Patients Undergoing Major Surgery (NCT03888768).

Only female participants of ProPBM will be included in this sub-study.

Association between anaemia and handgrip strength and the effect of intravenous iron therapy as part of ProPBM protocol within female participants is elucidated in this study.

Detailed Description

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BACKGROUND:

Maximal physical efforts and aerobic exercise depend highly on adequate oxygen supply provided by haemoglobin and level of iron bound to haemoglobin.

Handgrip strength has been shown to have a strong validity and high reliability in testing the upper body and lower body muscle strength, however its use as a potential tool to identify early anaemic patients planned for surgery is not fully explored. To our knowledge, this study is the first to investigate the diagnostic power of functional performance test within preoperative anaemic population and the change of handgrip strength after administration of intravenous iron.

METHODS:

At recruitment of ProPBM study, all eligible patients for this sub-study will be invited to this sub-study and have their full blood count, ferritin and transferrin saturation recorded and handgrip strength assessed.

After randomization, those within the ProPBM protocol will receive IV iron therapy as indicated. Participants who are randomized to standard care will follow usual medical management.

Participants will be admitted 1 day prior to surgery. On admission, preoperative bloods and handgrip strength will be repeated for patients who were randomized into the ProPBM arm.

Conditions

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Anemia Iron-deficiency Patient Blood Management Iron Deficiency Anemia

Keywords

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handgrip strength intravenous iron

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Iron deficiency anaemia

Preoperatively, participants who are iron deficient with or without anaemia will receive intravenous iron (Monofer) as per ProPBM protocol.

Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer

Intervention Type DEVICE

The strength of the dominant hand will be recorded before and after receiving intravenous iron.

Each participant will be positioned in a straight back chair with both hand and feet flat on the ground, elbow flexed to 90 degrees with forearm and wrist in the neutral position. Patient's muscle strength will then be tested three times with an interval of one minute between testing and the average of three times will be recorded to the nearest 0.1kg.

No iron deficiency anaemia

Patient in this group will not be given intravenous iron.

Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer

Intervention Type DEVICE

The strength of the dominant hand will be recorded before and after receiving intravenous iron.

Each participant will be positioned in a straight back chair with both hand and feet flat on the ground, elbow flexed to 90 degrees with forearm and wrist in the neutral position. Patient's muscle strength will then be tested three times with an interval of one minute between testing and the average of three times will be recorded to the nearest 0.1kg.

Interventions

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Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer

The strength of the dominant hand will be recorded before and after receiving intravenous iron.

Each participant will be positioned in a straight back chair with both hand and feet flat on the ground, elbow flexed to 90 degrees with forearm and wrist in the neutral position. Patient's muscle strength will then be tested three times with an interval of one minute between testing and the average of three times will be recorded to the nearest 0.1kg.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Handgrip strength

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female patients participating in the ProPBM study
* Undergoing major surgery in gynaecology, gastrointestinal surgery and orthopaedics surgery
* The patient must be willing and able to provide informed consent for the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with known muscle weakness eg myasthenia gravis
* Patients with cerebrovascular or orthopaedic disease that could influence muscle mass and/or upper body function
* Patients in which IV iron is contraindicated eg 1st trimester of pregnancy or known allergy or hypersensitivity to parenteral iron
* Patients with iron overload
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ministry of Health, Malaysia

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Malaya

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ina I Shariffuddin

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ministry of Health, Malaysia

Locations

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University Malaya Medical Centre

Kuala Lumpur, , Malaysia

Site Status

Countries

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Malaysia

Central Contacts

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University of Malaya Medical Centre Jalan Universiti

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +60379494422

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Nurafza Ahmad Hisham

Role: primary

References

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Roberts HC, Denison HJ, Martin HJ, Patel HP, Syddall H, Cooper C, Sayer AA. A review of the measurement of grip strength in clinical and epidemiological studies: towards a standardised approach. Age Ageing. 2011 Jul;40(4):423-9. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afr051. Epub 2011 May 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21624928 (View on PubMed)

Joosten E, Detroyer E, Milisen K. Effect of anaemia on hand grip strength, walking speed, functionality and 1 year mortality in older hospitalized patients. BMC Geriatr. 2016 Aug 19;16(1):153. doi: 10.1186/s12877-016-0326-y.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27543049 (View on PubMed)

Santos PHS, Carmo EA, Carneiro JAO, Nery AA, Casotti CA. Handgrip strength: An effective screening instrument for anemia in the elderly women. Public Health Nurs. 2019 Mar;36(2):178-183. doi: 10.1111/phn.12579. Epub 2019 Jan 9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 30628133 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Anaemiahandgrip

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id