# Can Ultrasound be Used as a Measure of Muscle Quality? A Validation Study Comparing Ultrasound With MRI and MRS in Older and Younger Persons.

> **NCT05729880** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Exeter** · enrollment: 30 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Muscle Atrophy

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** MRI, MRS
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Ultrasound

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05729880
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Exeter
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2022-06-10
- **Primary completion:** 2022-11-16
- **Final completion:** 2023-04-01
- **Target enrollment:** 30 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-09


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05729880

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05729880, "Can Ultrasound be Used as a Measure of Muscle Quality? A Validation Study Comparing Ultrasound With MRI and MRS in Older and Younger Persons.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05729880. Licensed CC0.

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