# Frailty and Muscle Strength Tests in Older Adults Undergoing Major Surgery

> **NCT06988176** · — · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill** · enrollment: 100 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Frailty
- Sarcopenia
- Sarcopenia in Elderly
- Muscle Strength
- Post Operative Complications
- Nutrition Assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)
- Hand Strength

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Frailty assessment, nutrition assessment, cognition assessment, muscle strength testing

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06988176
- **Lead sponsor:** University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-06-19
- **Primary completion:** 2026-06
- **Final completion:** 2026-08
- **Target enrollment:** 100 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-28


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06988176

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06988176, "Frailty and Muscle Strength Tests in Older Adults Undergoing Major Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06988176. Licensed CC0.

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